On January 13, 2025, the Cabinet approved in principle the draft Entertainment Complex Business Act B.E. ... and acknowledged the implementation plan for subordinate legislation, including timeframes and key elements of secondary laws to be issued under the draft Act, as proposed by the Ministry of Finance.

Key elements include:

Establishment of legal framework for entertainment complex businesses, including the formation of an Entertainment Complex Policy Committee and Executive Committee, establishment of an Entertainment Complex Business Regulatory Office, and determination of licensing criteria. The objectives are to promote and regulate standardized entertainment complexes to support tourism and investment in Thailand, which will benefit society as a whole and promote sustainable tourism.

The plan includes 24 pieces of subordinate legislation, as follows:

(1) Royal Decree on Designation of Entertainment Complex Zones

(2) Royal Decree on Criteria and Number of Entertainment Complex Licenses

(3) Prime Minister's Office Notification on Officer Identification Card Format

(4) Regulatory Office Notification on Rules, Types, Characteristics, Gaming Methods and Details of Casino Operations in Entertainment Complexes

(5) Regulatory Office Notification on Characteristics of Persons Prohibited from Entering Casino Establishments

(6) Regulatory Office Notification on Equipment and Device Standards for Casino Operations

(7) Policy Committee Notification on Casino Floor Space Ratio in Entertainment Complexes

(8) Policy Committee Notification on Criteria and Conditions for Entertainment Complex Licensing

(9) Policy Committee Notification on Required Documentation for Entertainment Complex License Applications

(10) Policy Committee Notification on Criteria for Changes in Directors, Executives, Shareholders or Organizational Structure of Licensees and Use of Shares as Loan Collateral

(11) Policy Committee Notification on Entertainment Complex License Fees and Annual Fees

(12) Policy Committee Notification on Criteria and Conditions for License Renewal and Renewal Fees

(13) Policy Committee Notification on Criteria and Conditions for Cessation of Entertainment Complex Operations

(14) Policy Committee Notification on Criteria, Types, Characteristics and Details of Entertainment Complex Business Operations

(15) Policy Committee Notification on Operating Hours, Location of Service Establishments, Times and Places Prohibited for Alcohol Sale or Consumption, and Smoking Areas in Entertainment Complexes

(16) Policy Committee Notification on Casino Entry Fees for Thai Nationals

(17) Policy Committee Notification on Ratio of Thai to Foreign Staff in Entertainment Complexes

(18) Policy Committee Notification on Qualifications of Casino-Related Staff

(19) Policy Committee Notification on Casino Operating Criteria for Licensees, Methods and Conditions for Extending Credit to Players or Gamblers in Establishments

(20) Executive Committee Notification on Secretary-General's Salary and Other Compensation

(21) Executive Committee Notification on Criteria and Conditions for Obtaining Replacement Entertainment Complex Licenses

(22) Executive Committee Notification on Criteria and Conditions for Casino Promotional Activities, Advertising, Public Relations, or Marketing Events

(23) Regulations on Policy Committee Meetings

(24) Regulations on Delegation of Secretary-General's Authority

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