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Cabinet approves online lottery guidelines

Published: 9 Oct 2012 at 17.17
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The cabinet has approved the online lottery regulations guideline proposed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC.)

Parkdehans Himathongkom, a deputy government spokesman, said it was approved at the weekly meeting on Tuesday.

The NACC's proposal requires strict regulation of the online lottery, he said.

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whatajoke
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Discussion 10 : 10 Oct 2012 at 07.2710
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May I remind you that the two-three digit lottery was suspended because of lack of transparency, it emerged that the govt (era 2000 - 2005) was using the proceeds for a private slush fund. In any case, it's a handy way for them to raise money to dish out for 'social causes' (red: buy votes). The other day in a small Northern town I came upon a gambling table, about .12 active players, another 12 spectators, two 'Chinese' looking people as dealers, and lots of money changing hands. I counted about 130,000 baht, stakes were often made in thousand baht notes. These were people in a poor farming neighbourhood, they dressed poor, the average income in the areas is less than 5k a month, these are the rice farmers we are subsidizing with our hard earned tax money.
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Discussion 9 : 09 Oct 2012 at 23.079
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The government says gambling is illegal.Thenit allows illegal gambling casinos all over the city run by police and politicians.Now it says online lotteries are ok .Pretty hypocritical for them to outlaw it yet allow their buddies to make money off it .Oh ya thats most things though right >
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Discussion 8 : 09 Oct 2012 at 23.038
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To face it is much better than to avoid it !!!
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Discussion 7 : 09 Oct 2012 at 22.337
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Gambling is gambling whatever form it's in. And it's a fact it produces more losers than winners. A lot more.
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Discussion 6 : 09 Oct 2012 at 21.206
Let me guess.... Very low prize money and income which somehow 'disappears' or is spent on 'management'?
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Discussion 5 : 09 Oct 2012 at 20.105
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Why not make money out of gambling, people will only use black market bookies if it is not legal. Get some tax money back
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Discussion 4 : 09 Oct 2012 at 20.034
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As the ‘house’, Casinos the world over rake in huge profits. The Thai government is the ‘house”. Although the guidelines stipulate that the online gambling must be “executed with transparency and accountability”, there has never been any precedent in Thai government where that has occurred in the past. Accountability in Thai government? Please! And some of the profits from the government’s lucrative lottery scheme must be spent to educate the people not to gamble? It’s simply more of a corrupt government preaching to the public not to be like the government. I thought this government promised to help the less fortunate people not create more ways to feed on their weaknesses to get more money from them. Anybody who thinks the profits from this lottery will be earmarked to help the country first must be all three monkeys, “Hear no evil, speak no evil and see no evil” wrapped into one.
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Discussion 3 : 09 Oct 2012 at 19.573
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Yet no mention of what percentage of sales will be allocated to the prize fund.
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Discussion 2 : 09 Oct 2012 at 19.432
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How is this different than betting on a football game?
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Discussion 1 : 09 Oct 2012 at 19.131
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As the ‘house’, Casinos the world over rake in huge profits. The Thai government is the ‘house”. Although the guidelines stipulate that the online gambling must be “executed with transparency and accountability”, there has never been any precedent in Thai government where that has occurred in the past. Accountability in Thai government? Please! And some of the profits from the government’s lucrative lottery scheme must be spent to educate the people not to gamble? It’s simply more of a corrupt government preaching to the public not to be like the government. I thought this government promised to help the less fortunate people not create more ways to feed on their weaknesses to get more money from them. Anybody who thinks the profits from this lottery will be earmarked to help the country first must be all three monkeys, “Hear no evil, speak no evil and see no evil” wrapped into one.
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