Nich Moore March 4, 2017 12:50:58
Financial pressures are hitting economies world wide and some are taking steps to maximize their incomes moving forward into 2017, none more so than Vietnam where sales of lottery tickets have grown exponentially and the government is beginning to loosen the tight Vietnamese gambling laws. Vietnam Lotto Explosion • Revenues – 21 Provinces • 2007 […]
Akos June 27, 2016 09:41:01
Vietnam gambling laws might be loosened after the Lottery and Gambling Division submitted a draft, which would allow citizens to gamble at Vietnamese casinos. Vietnam gambling laws don’t allow for the country’s citizens to enter Vietnamese casinos. However, the strict gambling policy might change after the introduction of a draft decree. Nguyen Huy Dat, deputy […]
Serena November 17, 2015 15:34:19
In light of recent sentences that had befallen the group arrested during a raid, it is clear that Vietnamese authorities will not tolerate any further illegal gambling in Vietnam. According to online gambling news in Vietnam, 44 individuals who were nabbed during an illegal betting ring raid have been given heavy sentences by the Ho […]
Nich Moore August 17, 2015 11:15:12
There are massive plans for Phu Quoc in the offing but can the environment stand even more of land dedicated tourism and is the government in Hanoi willing to give local officials the go ahead for yet another casino? Phu Quoc looks, from the array of photos on Google at least, like paradise. Sun-bleached sandy […]
Phyllis F. January 26, 2015 13:51:26
Raids, fines and deportation answer to illegal online gambling in Vietnam. Law enforcement officers came down hard on illegal Vietnamese mobile casino gambling rings recently. Following the bust of one such rig,10 people were taken into custody. This includes the operator himself, 33-year-old To Cong Hung, the owner of a gay magazine in Ho Chi […]
Phyllis F. November 26, 2014 16:29:46
2014 Suzuki Cup being held in Asia is monitored by Sports radar to allow for clean bets on favourite teams. Sportsradar was awarded the contract to supervise the competitive and highly publicized ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup. The Swiss-based company also had monitored the tournament in 2012. It was successful in ascertaining that the Malaysia […]
Monica E. October 8, 2014 12:54:50
Newly electrified islands may offer an opportunity for Vietnam’s gambling industry to expand. The central island of Ly Son and an islet off its coast would be the perfect place to build new casinos in Vietnam, experts say. A high-ranking banker and a senior economist have urged officials to turn the now electrified islands into […]
Monica E. August 8, 2014 12:03:07
The international media paints a worrying picture of Vietnamese gambling, with addiction and illegal betting rings on the rise. The Vietnamese are certainly among the biggest fans of gambling, from casino games, card games, lotteries and online poker to illegal cock fights. But this passion for playing for money often causes things to get out […]
Gambling is big business in Vietnam. But for the most part it’s a black market operation run by organized criminals and corrupt public officials. In the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam the term “gambling” conjures a lot of images. The first is tourism. Vietnam has several gorgeous luxury casinos but because of Vietnamese gambling laws […]
Monica E. June 3, 2014 14:48:28
28 people were arrested in a recent police operation to break up one of Vietnam’s major gambling rings. Although the country has a number of casinos, Vietnamese gambling laws forbid locals from entering them. The illegal lottery ring was led by 36-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Thang, previously convicted of mugging, robbery and causing public nuisance. Local […]
Pinnacle has been tagged as a stock to watch despite a recent decision not to pursue a casino license in New York. Stock prices for Nevada casino company Pinnacle Entertainment have recovered from the depths of the “Great Recession” but still haven’t gotten sufficient attention due their remaining below rivals Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation and MGM […]
The recent China-Vietnam crisis and potential fallout may provide just the nudge that the Vietnamese government needs to open casinos to locals. The current row between China and Vietnam has captured international attention due to the growing importance of the relationship between these two countries. Chinese companies have moved thousands of low-skill manufacturing jobs to […]
Rab April 24, 2014 18:59:06
Discussions over the issue of a decree on casino business activities in the country heated up a recent session of Vietnam’s National Assembly Standing Committee held in the capital Hanoi. At the session, most of NA Standing Committee members agreed with the proposal of allowing Vietnamese residents to play in casinos; under the explicit following […]
Monica E. April 17, 2014 15:08:25
Police officers in Vietnam are investigating a match-fixing case which involved 11 professional soccer players. According to Hoang Manh Truong, the owner of professional football club Vissai Ninh Binh, said that several of the team’s players admitted to breaking Vietnamese gambling laws by conspiring to fix a match against Malaysian club Kelantan. The match took […]
Jennifer W. February 18, 2014 14:06:50
Government considering allowing locals into casinos for the first time. The Vietnamese government is seriously considering relaxing restrictions on gambling as a means to promote tourism and increase employment and tax revenue. Under current Vietnamese gambling laws only a handful of casinos can legally operate and can only serve tourists. Citizens are barred from gambling, […]
Staff January 29, 2014 15:44:45
Violence ensues as police raid illegal gambling operation. Three police officers were attacked by vicious gamblers during a raid on an illegal gambling den in the northern port city of Hai Phong, police reported. At roughly 10 pm on January 22nd the officers stormed into the underground Vietnamese poker rooms, which was currently occupied by […]
Tom S. January 29, 2014 15:44:45
Violence ensues as police raid illegal gambling operation. Three police officers were attacked by vicious gamblers during a raid on an illegal gambling den in the northern port city of Hai Phong, police reported. At roughly 10 pm on January 22nd the officers stormed into the underground Vietnamese poker rooms, which was currently occupied by […]
Tom S. January 17, 2014 13:52:14
Massive resort project doesn’t include casino, but some expect it to come later A Rockefeller-backed group announced a $2.5 billion mixed-use project in the Vietnamese province of Phu Yen. Investment management firm Rose Rock Group says it has teamed with Vung Ro Petroleum on a project to build 760 hotel rooms, 4,300 apartments, 100 luxury […]
Alex Nevsky January 17, 2013 18:43:32
Bosses made millions of dollars in a country where monthly pay is 150.
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