The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) announced it will probe whether Cambodian athletes breached Thai law by displaying the NagaWorld casino logo on their jackets, The Strait Times reported.
SAT governor Kongsak Yodmanee stated the authority will collaborate with the Department of Provincial Administration to assess potential violations of laws that ban illegal gambling advertising.
The investigation was prompted by concerns raised on Thai social media about the logo’s appearance, which was prominently placed beneath the Cambodian national flag on the athletes’ jackets during a flag-raising ceremony at the Indoor Stadium Hua Mark on December 8th.
NagaWorld is an integrated casino resort operated by NagaCorp in Cambodia, and the Cambodian team had just arrived in Thailand for the 33rd SEA Games on the same day of the event. Further action will depend on the investigation’s outcome.
