ZT 4.1 – Anti-Gambling

Healthy University Rating System (HURS)

University : Siam University

Country : Thailand

Web Address : https://sustainability.siam.edu

ZT 4 Gambling

[4.1] Comprehensive Anti-Gambling Measures

1. Rules against gambling
reg17
Siam University Regulation on Student Discipline B.E. 2549, clause
17: no gambling, no complicity in gambling and no entering places where
gambling takes place (Office of Student Affairs, sa.siam.edu)
hbg
Student Handbook, International College (version 3/2021), Substance
Abuse Policy: gambling is prohibited and not tolerated – disciplinary
action for students and possible termination of employment for
staff
2. Student Union campaign “Youth say no to
gambling”
gph
Annual Student Union campaign against all forms of gambling,
including online gambling, together with campaigns against drinking and
smoking: students march through the campus with the banner “Youth say no
to gambling”
3. Counselling, referral and campus contacts
ct
Student Handbook – whom to contact: campus security, counselling,
student welfare, police, ambulance and hospitals
hc
Health Center and Medical Clinic (Building 15) – referral unit for
counselling and treatment – and the Faculty of Nursing LINE Official
Account
Anti-gambling measures at Siam University (Siam University,
Thailand)

Description:

Gambling, including online gambling, is illegal in Thailand except where licensed under the Gambling Act B.E. 2478 (1935), and Siam University does not tolerate it. The Regulation on Student Discipline forbids students to gamble, to be complicit in gambling or to enter places where gambling takes place (clause 17), and requires them to obey the law (clause 7). The Student Handbook’s Substance Abuse Policy repeats the ban for students and staff: students caught gambling face disciplinary action, and staff could lose their employment.

Campaigns. Every year the Student Union campaigns against all forms of gambling, including online gambling, together with its campaigns against drinking and smoking; students march through the campus with the banner “Youth say no to gambling”. Students can also learn to manage money in the elective 103-303 Smart Money Management, and the Faculty of Business Administration teaches financial survival skills to secondary-school students.

Monitoring, counselling and sanctions. The Student Discipline Committee, appointed by the President, monitors and corrects student conduct with lecturers, advisors and staff, and the campus security office is on duty. Students with problems can be referred to the Student Office and the University Medical Clinic, which counsels them or refers them to other agencies; the Guidance and Counselling Office and every student’s academic advisor give personal support, and the national hotline 1323 is available. Sanctions are graded – written warning, community service, suspension or dismissal – and students may appeal to the President.

Table ZT 4.1.1 – HURS anti-gambling measures at Siam University

HURS measure Implementation at Siam University Evidence
1. Prohibition of all forms of gambling within university
properties		 Regulation on Student Discipline B.E. 2549, clause 17: students may
not gamble, be complicit in gambling, or enter places where gambling
takes place; clause 7: students must obey the law and university rules.
Student Handbook (International College), Substance Abuse Policy:
“Gambling is prohibited under the laws of the host country (Thailand)
and is not tolerated by the University”; students caught gambling face
disciplinary action, and staff could lose their employment. Unlicensed
and online gambling are illegal under the Gambling Act B.E. 2478
(1935).		 Photos 1; Regulation on Student Discipline; Student Handbook, p.
31
2. Educational programmes on the adverse effects of gambling Every year the Student Union runs a campaign against all forms of
gambling, including online gambling, together with campaigns against
drinking and smoking: students march through the campus with the banner
“Youth say no to gambling” (เยาวชนไม่พนัน) showing casino, cards and dice
crossed out.		 Photos 2; Student Union campaign
3. Active surveillance and monitoring of gambling on campus The Student Discipline Committee, appointed by the President, works
with lecturers, academic advisors and staff to supervise, monitor and
correct student conduct (Regulation on Student Discipline, clauses 5–6).
The campus security office (ext. 5101/5404) is on duty and is the first
contact for incidents (Student Handbook, “Whom to contact”).		 Regulation on Student Discipline; Student Handbook, p. 36
4. Counselling and probation programmes for habitual gamblers Under the Student Handbook’s Substance Abuse Policy, which also
covers gambling, students with problems may be referred to the head of
the Student Office, and the University Medical Clinic (Building 15)
evaluates each case and gives counselling or refers students to other
agencies. The Student Discipline Committee proposes penalties (clause
6.3); the handbook sets graded sanctions – a written warning on file,
community service, suspension and dismissal – with appeal to the
President. Counselling: Guidance and Counselling Office (Students’ Clubs
Building, 2nd floor), every student’s academic advisor, the Health and
Well-being Policy (confidential counselling and referral), and the
Department of Mental Health hotline 1323.		 Photos 3; Student Handbook, pp. 22, 30–31, 36; Healthy University
Policy
5. Other measures to prevent gambling Financial literacy against risky money behaviour: the
general-education elective 103-303 Smart Money Management, and the
Faculty of Business Administration’s “The FIN Survivor: Financial
Survival Skills for Teens” for secondary-school students (22 July 2026).
The Student Union links gambling with drinking and smoking in one
campaign, so that young people see these risks together.		 SDG 4 page; GE course list; Student Union campaign

Green: in place. Orange: in place or partly in place; evidence to be added. “Photos” refers to the numbered sections above.

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