Thailand PM expresses "concern" about online gambling

[The Buzz]

Earlier this week, Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha has instructed authorities, including the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission and the police, to take strict measures to "protect youth from partaking in to any forms of gambling online."

So far, the court has ordered access to 1,202 websites to be blocked for online gambling. Failure to block access to these websites will result in legal consequences for the service providers.

From Pattaya Mail:

Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri revealed that the Prime Minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, has expressed his concerns over online gambling websites, which have now become easier for children and youth to reach through advertisements made specifically to target children and youth.

The Prime Minister has called on related agencies, both governmental and private, to help suppress these illegal websites using stringent measures, citing research on the behavior of online gamblers, who tend to become addicted and lose more money than through conventional gambling.

In the past week, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, in a collaborative effort with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission and the Royal Thai Police, has asked all internet service providers and mobile carriers to block access to online gambling websites within 15 days, after receiving court’s order.

Read more here: https://www.pattayamail.com/thailand...ression-328047

[ocreditor]

This is the trend in Asia countries now, also in Indonesia, on top of the standard blocking sites thing, the government are working with Google to even remove sites from the search results (!) and this already started during September.
I guess more and more Asia countries will do the same, it's not a matter of "if", only a matter of "when"..