BANGKOK — Thailand's political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia's second-largest economy should push to legalize online gambling, which he said could net the government as much as 100 billion baht ($2.89 billion) in annual revenues.
Although without a formal role in government, the former prime minister, 75, is one of the most influential figures in Thai politics and is widely seen as a power center behind the premiership of his 38-year-old daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
