Official language: Thai
Population: 63,038,247
Currency: Thai Baht (THB)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 49.1410 THB
1 GBP = 52.4903 THB
1 USD = 33.1944 THB

Sports Betting in Thailand
Most gambling is illegal in Thailand. There are only two legal types of gambling offered in the country – the state lottery and horse racing. Placing wagers on horse races is legal in Thailand and the Royal Bangkok Sports Club is one of the places where Thai players can bet on horse races. The Royal Turf Club in Bangkok is another place where Thai sports betting is legal.

Placing wagers on any other sports in Thailand is not allowed. Illegal sports gambling happens frequently, but placing bets with illegal Thai sportsbooks is not safe. It is estimated that 1/6 of all bets placed at underground sportsbooks in Thailand are not paid off. Many players avoid illegal bookmakers in Thailand and instead cross the border into neighboring countries to bet on sports.

Online Sports Betting in Thailand
Online sportsbooks in Thailand are also illegal. There are far fewer underground internet sportsbooks in Thailand than land-based sportsbooks, but a few do exist. These are just as bad to use as the illegal high-street bookmakers since the government can shut the sites down and players can lose all their money with no chance of having it returned.

Instead, players in Thailand who want to place bets with internet sportsbooks should use foreign online bookmakers. Foreign internet sports betting sites are hosted in countries where the Thai government has no control, so they can do nothing to prevent Thai players from joining them and placing bets on the internet. Most sites like this will be in English, but a few might offer Thai language services as well.