Experts back loosening casino laws for Vietnamese citizens to curb overseas gambling losses
Economy 14:16 13/08/2025Economists have voiced their strong support for a proposal to let Vietnamese citizens play at all domestic casinos, arguing it could keep gambling money from flowing abroad, boost state revenue, and strengthen social welfare funding.
Vietnam’s only casino allowed to welcome local gamblers incurs $150mn losses
Economy 17:26 13/03/2024The loss is attributable to substantial depreciation costs and bank loan interest payments
Finance ministry proposes extending pilot program allowing Vietnamese to gamble at Phu Quoc casino
Economy 20:43 13/10/2022The casino in Phu Quoc served 240,560 customers from 2019 to 2021
Cambodia hands over 44 Vietnamese illegal migrants working in casinos
Vietnam News 10:59 21/09/2022They were rescued by Cambodian authorities from labor-abusing casinos
Cambodia arrests Chinese manager at casino for forced labor on Vietnamese
Vietnam News 13:59 23/08/2022The arrest came after 42 Vietnamese workers escaped and revealed the violations
Vietnamese laborers flee casino in Cambodia, cross river into Vietnam over overwork, unpaid salaries
Vietnam News 16:09 19/08/2022One of them has been unaccounted for after the cross-border swim
Vietnam province seeks approval for casino worth over $2bn
Economy 15:41 03/03/2021Hon Tre Casino will need a green light from both the Politburo and prime minister before any construction
Casinos want to serve Vietnamese at major tourist destinations on trial basis
Economy 18:02 26/02/2021Casinos at major tourist destinations should be allowed to serve Vietnamese citizens to mitigate their challenges brought about by COVID-19
Despite combined growth, revenues of casinos in Vietnam see downward trend
Economy 15:56 26/08/2020The combined revenue growth does not mean they have garnered income increases separately
First casino allowed to serve local punters opens on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
Economy 16:12 21/01/2019Vietnamese nationals with a monthly income of over US$430 are allowed to enter the gambling facility
PM approves pilot plan allowing Vietnamese to enter Phu Quoc casino
Economy 11:20 23/11/2018Current laws only permit foreigners to enter the country’s casinos
Makeshift cross-border ferries take Vietnamese gamblers to Cambodian casinos
Vietnam News 11:27 31/10/2018Local authorities said they had not been aware of the situation
