According to Thai media reports, the draft of the "Comprehensive Entertainment Venues Management Act" will be submitted to the House of Representatives for deliberation on April 9, 2025. To fully promote this draft, the Thai government has formulated 28 secondary regulations based on data provided by the Cabinet Secretariat, covering the operation and regulation of comprehensive entertainment venues comprehensively, to demonstrate the government's determination to establish a well-regulated system, ensure transparent operations of entertainment venues, and support the transformation of new economy and investment.
Here are the detailed contents of the 28 secondary regulations of the draft:
1. Designated areas for establishing comprehensive entertainment venues by royal decree (Article 45)
Specifies the areas, locations, and number of entertainment venues, issued by the King, to be processed within 180 days after the act comes into effect;
2. Game area ratio in entertainment venues specified by the Policy Committee (Article 49)
Specifies the ratio of game areas within entertainment venues, to be processed within 180 days;
3. Documents or evidence required for license application specified by the Policy Committee (Article 50)
Specifies the documents or evidence required for license application, to be processed within 180 days;
4. License fee regulations specified by ministerial regulations (Article 52)
License fee standards set by the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Interior, to be processed within 180 days;
5. Laws exempt for license holders specified by royal decree (Article 54)
Specifies laws that license holders are exempt from complying with, to be processed within 180 days;
6. Notification period, standards, methods, and conditions for other business operations specified by the Policy Committee (Article 55)
Specifies the notification period, standards, methods, and conditions for other business operations, to be processed within 180 days;
7. Standards, methods, and conditions for modifying business forms, plans, measures, details, and deadlines specified by the Policy Committee (Article 56)
Specifies standards, methods, and conditions for business modifications, to be processed within 180 days;
8. Review process for joint investments with the private sector specified by the Policy Committee (Article 59)
Specifies the review process, regulation, and tracking methods for joint investments with the private sector, to be processed within 180 days;
9. Standards, methods, and conditions for extending business startup deadlines specified by the Policy Committee (Article 60)
Specifies standards, methods, and conditions for extending business startup deadlines, to be processed within 180 days;
10. Standards, methods, and conditions for authorized management or partial business transfer specified by the Policy Committee (Article 65)
Specifies standards, methods, and conditions for authorizing others to participate in management or transferring license rights, to be processed within 180 days;
11. Proportion of Thai national employees specified by the Management Committee (Article 67)
Specifies the proportion of Thai national employees in entertainment venues, to be processed within 180 days;
12. Operating hours and locations of service venues specified by the Policy Committee (Article 69)
Specifies the operating hours, locations, and smoking areas of service venues, to be processed within 180 days;
13. Types of gambling allowed in casinos specified by the Policy Committee (Article 70)
Specifies the types of gambling allowed in casinos, to be processed within 180 days;
14. Standards, methods, and details of casino gambling specified by the Management Committee (Article 71)
Specifies the methods and details of casino gambling, to be processed within 180 days;
15. Standards for casino operation tools or equipment specified by the Office for the Regulation of Comprehensive Entertainment Venues (Article 73)
Specifies the standards for casino operation tools or equipment, to be processed within 180 days;
16. Qualifications and prohibitions for casino staff specified by the Management Committee (Article 75)
Specifies the qualifications and prohibitions for casino staff, to be processed within 180 days;
17. Standards, methods, and conditions for license renewal specified by the Policy Committee (Article 75)
Specifies the standards, methods, and conditions for license renewal, to be processed within 180 days;
18. License renewal fee regulations specified by ministerial regulations (Article 75)
Renewal fee standards set by the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Interior, to be processed within 180 days;
19. Standards, methods, and conditions for applying for a substitute license specified by the Management Committee (Article 76)
Specifies the standards and conditions for applying for a substitute license to the person in charge, to be processed within 180 days;
20. Standards, methods, deadlines, and conditions for business termination applications specified by the Policy Committee (Article 77)
Specifies the standards, methods, deadlines, and conditions for terminating business, to be processed within 180 days;
21. Casino operation supervision standards specified by the Policy Committee (Article 79)
Specifies casino supervision standards, anti-money laundering measures, casino control systems, and measures to prevent and resolve casino-related issues, to be processed within 180 days;
22. Casino registration, entry fee standards, and prohibitions specified by the Management Committee (Article 80)
Specifies casino registration, entry fee standards, and prohibitions, to be processed within 180 days;
23. Review standards, methods, and conditions for Thai nationals participating in casino gambling specified by the Management Committee (Article 81)
Specifies review standards, methods, and conditions for Thai nationals participating in casino gambling, to be processed within 180 days;
24. Standards, methods, and conditions for advertising and promotional activities specified by the Management Committee (Article 85)
Specifies standards, methods, and conditions for advertising and promotional activities, to be processed within 180 days;
25. Standards, methods, and conditions for administrative measures or civil fines specified by ministerial regulations (Article 87)
Administrative measures or civil fine standards set by the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Interior, to be processed within 180 days;
26. Standards and methods for submitting and reviewing appeals specified by ministerial regulations (Article 88)
Standards and methods for submitting and reviewing appeals set by the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Interior, to be processed within 180 days;
27. Staff ID card styles specified by the Management Committee (Article 90)
Specifies the styles of staff ID cards, to be processed within 180 days;
28. Standards, methods, and conditions for civil fines specified by ministerial regulations (Article 95)
Civil fine standards, methods, and conditions set by the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Interior, to be processed within 180 days;
The aforementioned 28 secondary regulations must be completed within the specified time after the "Comprehensive Entertainment Venues Management Act" draft is published and comes into effect in the Government Gazette, to ensure efficient implementation after the draft passes the House of Representatives deliberation.
