Vietnamese developer Sun Group has announced that its highly anticipated casino and resort project in Van Don, Quang Ninh Province, will be fully operational by 2032. Estimated at over US$2 billion in investment, the Van Don Integrated Casino & Tourism Complex represents one of the largest hospitality ventures in the country’s northern region. The project, situated within the Van Don Economic Zone, will span approximately 245 hectares, most of which is forest land, with one side opening to the sea. […]

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In Vietnam and a senior politician has reportedly confirmed a request that could see the government officially extend the pilot program that allows local punters to gamble within the Asian nation’s Corona Resort and Casino facility. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the revelation from Nguyen Duc Chi, who serves as Deputy Finance Minister for Vietnam, comes after the country began a three-year trial from 2019 that permits local gamblers to fully enjoy the 3,000-room property on the […]

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The government of Vietnam is reportedly considering whether to extend a pilot program that allows locals to gamble within a narrow selection of the nation’s casinos by another two years. According to a report from Asia Gaming Brief, the original policy was premiered at the beginning of last year and allows local adults who can prove that they earn at least $430 a month to wager alongside foreign tourists at the Corona Resort and Casino on the southern island of […]

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In Vietnam and a group of casino operators has reportedly petitioned the central government to allow the local citizenry to play within their establishments so as to make up for a recent coronavirus-related dearth in foreign business. According to a Monday report from the news domain at VnExpress.net, the move from the unnamed collection of casino firms comes as the southeast Asian nation is experiencing a massive slump in overseas visitation owing to its adherence to a strict set of […]

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The only casino in Vietnam that permits locals to gamble alongside foreign tourists has reportedly released its financial results for the six months to the end of June showing that its gross profit for the half-year period had hit slightly over $4.65 million. According to a Friday report from GGRAsia, Corona Resort and Casino is located on the southern island of Phu Quoc and opened its casino from January 19 as a way to complement its already popular hotel and […]

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Slovania-based developer and supplier of luxury electronic table gaming (ETG) products, Interblock, recently announced that it has placed a 50-seat Diamond Stadium at Hollywood One Club located at Hạ Long Bay in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. Situated within Muong Thanh Ha Long Hotel, the exclusive VIP gaming club is reportedly Ha Long Bay’s first five-star gaming club and boasts a number-one ranking in Vietnam. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ha Long Bay enjoys a world top-ten ranking as a must-see […]

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In Vietnam, local players are reportedly still not being granted access to select area casinos despite January’s passage of new rules that instituted a three-year pilot program and were to see native punters permitted to start gambling from Wednesday. According to a report from Asia Gaming Brief citing the native Lao Dong newspaper, the passage of Government Decree 03/2017/ND-CP two months ago was due to see Vietnam passport holders permitted access to a number of local casinos from last week […]

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During a recent meeting with local authorities in Quang Ninh province, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced that Vietnamese citizens will be permitted to gamble at two casino resorts on a two-year trial basis, according to local reports. The two casinos are both currently under development, one is located in Van Don Special Economic Zone at Ha Long Bay North Vietnam and the other will be on Phu Quoc Island in South Vietnam, respectively. During the meeting, which reportedly took […]

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The government for Vietnam is soon expected to publish long-awaited draft legislation containing provisions for those wanting open an integrated casino resort in the country although prospective operators could be put off by a tax rate that may reportedly run to as high as 40%. According to a report from Asia Gaming Brief citing Augustine Ha Ton Vinh, President and Chief Executive Officer for Stellar Management Corporation, the draft gaming decree is in its final stages and could receive the […]

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