Horse racing club plans Bangkok casino
published : 28 Aug 2024 at 07:51
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
The Royal Turf Club is raising a 200-billion-baht fund to open an entertainment complex that will include a casino on a vast land plot in Bangkok.
According to local media reports, a director of the club said it will work with foreign partners to develop “The Royal Siam Haven” on a 1,200-rai plot. Construction should start next year and would take seven years to complete.
The project will include a horse racetrack, a golf course, yacht club, sports complex, a six-star hotel, luxury restaurants, a wellness hospital and a casino.
The club did not reveal the location of the site.
The Pheu Thai-led government has been aggressively pushing plans to legalise casino gambling, but only within approved entertainment complexes. A draft bill has been written but even some parties in the coalition — notably Bhumjaithai — oppose the idea in its current form.
Founded in 1916, the Royal Turf Club operated the Nang Loeng Racecourse in Dusit district of Bangkok until it closed in 2018. The land was turned into a public park.
The club said its project partners were from China, South Korea and the United States.
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- aggressively (adv): in a way that shows force and determination in order to succeed - อย่างตั้งใจจริง, อย่างมุ่งมั่น, อย่างแน่วแน่
- bill: a proposal for a law - ร่างกฎหมาย
- casino: a building where gambling games, especially roulette and card games are played for money - บ่อนการพนัน
- coalition: a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together - การร่วมรัฐบาล
- construction: the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc. - การก่อสร้าง
- gambling: the activity of betting money, for example in a game or on a horse race - การพนัน
- legalise: to make something be according to the law - ทำให้มีอำนาจตามกฎหมาย ทำให้ถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย
- oppose: to disagree with or not approve of a plan or policy - คัดค้าน
- partner: one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits, etc or works together with another business in an activity - หุ้นส่วน, ผู้ร่วมมือ,
- plot (noun): a piece of land used for a particular purpose - ที่ดิน, ที่ดินแปลงเล็ก
- reveal: to let something become known - เปิดเผย
- yacht: a large expensive boat that is often used for racing or sailing - เรือยอชท์, เรือท่องเที่ยว,เรือเที่ยวเล่น,เรือแข่ง
