Topic: Casinos Should Not Be Legalized
General Purpose: To Persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade MUIC students to believe that casino gambling should be legalized in Thailand due to its benefits.
Central Idea: There are three main benefits provided by casino gambling, which it can generate revenues, provide jobs, and reduce crimes. Therefore, Thailand should legalize casinos.
Introduction:
Attention: Everyone might think that casino is one of the most immoral tourism industry. However, it is one of the best ways for a country to make benefits. In fact, Thailand has a lot of casinos even though they are illegal. According to Bangkok post, there are about 200 regularly opened gambling dens in Bangkok and more than 10 dens in Chiang Saen. Even though many people think that casinos can cause social problems, but its advantages can prove that it is not true.
Credibility: Last week, I read an article from Journalism and Media Studies Centre about the benefits from casinos in Macao. The number of the profits was quite a lot, so I started thinking that if Thailand legalized casino, the economics in Thailand would be better.
The topic: Today, I am going to tell you why Thailand should legalize casinos.
Preview: In order to provide your better understanding, I will first tell you about benefits from casinos taxation, casino and employment, and the last one is the decreasing of corruption.
Body:
Casinos generate huge revenues.
Thailand can gain benefits from taxation.
For example, Macao gains benefits from casinos taxation.
Casinos in Macau benefit 360.75 billion patacas ($45.2 billion) last year, 18 percent growth ( Chan, 2014)
Illegal casinos in Thailand can make about 27,286- 134,780 million baht each year.
Thai government can expe...
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