Cockfighting, Gambling Make Thailand’s Covid Fight Tougher
- Cases in Thailand more than doubled in less than a month
- Authorities crackdown on illegal gambling, tighten curbs
While cockfighting isn’t prohibited in Thailand, gambling is -- though people often place bets at cockfighting arenas and illegal casinos.
Photographer: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need.
Cockfighting rings and illegal casinos are creating fresh challenges for Thailand as it struggles to contain its biggest wave of Covid-19 infections since the pandemic began.