(IRs), offering luxury accommodation, entertainment, shopping and gambling amenities enjoy a growing popularity across the globe. Despite the strict regulations regarding casino gambling across , IRs are identified as a popular form of business that can and . FPO Completes Public Hearings on Integrated Resort Proposal is one country that is considering the under a comprehensive proposal.

Recently, the country’s (FPO) completed on the proposal, and it is , reports, citing sources close to the matter. Following the public hearing, the FPO reportedly which will be submitted to the Cabinet for further review and consideration. The points suggest changes to the existing draft of the bill that calls for the development of IRs.

Per the recently released report, one of the points suggests that , including Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Rayong, Phuket or Hua Hin, rather than , the country’s capital and most populous city. A Range of Proposals Seek to Improve the Current Bill Further recommendations propose the change of the proposal’s title from entertainment complex with casino to Integrated Resort Act. Another point recommends changes to the number of permitted entertainment activities offered at each IR.

The current bill proposes four entertainment activities, and that number is recommended to increase to . Separately, the FPO reportedly considering proposing the development of . The existing draft of the bill proposes licenses for to be awarded for a period of .

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