2486 of 1943, which criminalises the unauthorised manufacturing, selling and owning of playing cards. 2542 of 1999 and the Playing Cards Act, B.E. There are other acts pertinent to gambling in some way, such as the Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. For List B games, like sports betting, the maximum punishment is 1000 Baht ($28.17) and a prison sentence of 1 year. Penalties for List A games are considerably higher – they can go up to 5000 Bahts of monetary fines ($140.85) and 3 years in prison*. List B is basically everything else, like Bingo, raffles, sports betting and such. Some casino games, like Roulette and slot machines are also included on this list. The List A consist of games that include wagering on animal games that are considered torture, like cock or dogfights and other blood-sports.

This divides types of gambling into List A and List B games. The piece of legislation prohibiting gambling is the Gambling Act of B.E. All other forms of gambling are strictly prohibited and players caught gambling face financial penalties and even prison sentences. Legal gambling in Thailand is limited to the National Lottery and horse betting on the thoroughbred tracks in Bangkok.