Thailand’s casino bill is anticipated to be enacted in early 2026, according to Julapun Amornvivat, Deputy Minister of Finance.

Local media outlet Post Today reported, citing Amornvivat, that the government has outlined a comprehensive schedule for the Entertainment Complex Business Act.
After Cabinet approval, the draft law will be sent to the Council of State for review. This process is expected to take 45 days before the law returns to the Cabinet and is subsequently submitted to Parliament by March 2025.
The bill will undergo further deliberation before being finalized into law, with enactment projected for the first quarter of 2026.
The approval of the bill will pave the way for the Integrated Entertainment Policy Committee to assess and announce investment conditions later in 2026. Following this, bidding for the entertainment complex projects will open, with construction expected to begin in 2027. The timeline is ambitious, as the government aims to complete construction within 3 to 4 years, ideally before the end of its current term.
Prommin Lertsuridej, Secretary-General to the Prime Minister, disclosed that six to seven major international investors have already expressed interest in developing full-service entertainment complexes in Thailand. According to the report, the Thai government has mentioned Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, MGM China, Hard Rock Group, and Melco Resorts & Entertainment.

Lertsuridej stated that these complexes are envisioned to be state-of-the-art, with the country prepared to host large-scale developments across multiple sectors.
“The investment conditions will focus on new construction in a designated government area, approximately 300 rai in size. The entertainment complexes will include 4 to 5 hotels, totaling 5,000 rooms, a large theme park, an international convention center, and year-round events such as concerts. The casino portion will comprise only 3 to 5 percent of the total area,” said Lertsuridej.
The unit “rai” is a traditional Thai unit of area, commonly used to measure land in Thailand. One rai is equivalent to 1,600 square meters, which means 300 rai represents 480,000 square meters.
The Secretary-General to the Prime Minister also emphasized that each investment will exceed THB 100 billion ($2.9 billion), with the first services expected to be operational by 2029—just ahead of the 2030 launch of a similar entertainment complex in Osaka, Japan.