| The recent poll, conducted in 18 provinces of Thailand by the Assumption University, found 56.4 percent of respondents opposed the idea of Thailand prime minister Samak Sundaravej to legalize casinos and attract more foreign tourists to generate additional revenue for the kingdom’s budget. Those in support accounted for 31.9 percent of respondents.
Samak also said that if he could complete his four year term as prime minister, Thailand would have casinos.
However, despite the opposition to legalized casinos in Thailand, 55.3 percent of the poll respondents consider gambling to be a normal thing and 35 percent admitted they had gambled before.
The controversial issue was also opposed by private organizations in the past who said Thailand is a Buddhist country and should not legalize casinos for they were against the Lord Buddha's teachings.
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