Thaksin is not the only one suffering from the coup in Thailand, Cambodian casinos are suffering as much as Thaksin does

Monday, September 25, 2006
Fewer Thais Cross Border To Gamble After Coup

By Thet Sambath
THE CAMBODIA DAILY

The number of Thai gamblers crossing the border to visit Cambodian casinos dropped by more than half following the military coup in Thailand on Sept 19, officials said Sunday. According to Pich Saran, immigration police chief at Banteay Meanchey province's Poipet border checkpoint, over the last five days about 200 gamblers have come into Cambodia every day, a sharp drop from the 400 to 700 daily visitors who were crossing the border before the coup. Saing Sakhun, chief of the Chom Yearn checkpoint in Koh Kong province, said that no Thais passed through the day after the coup, but now about 100 Thais come daily to visit casinos. Officials said Thai gamblers are likely frightened and want to remain in Thailand to see how the situation unfolds.