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
In Vietnam, a mega casino rises with the help of a Macau junket company
Economy 15:07 20/04/2018Chinese tourists to Vietnam are expected to be the main players here while local Vietnamese are forbidden from casino gambling
