Industry
March 20, 2023
Facebook Gambling and Adult Ads Flood Vietnam
There are currently strict gambling laws in effect in Vietnam. Aside from eight casinos available for foreign visitors, gambling activities are illegal and this has been the case for many years. Keeping in mind the strict regulation of gambling, advertising such activities is currently illegal. In addition, online gambling is also outlawed. Despite the tough […]
Poker
January 23, 2023
Americas Cardroom: Four Packages to Vietnam High Roller Event
Popular online poker operator Americas Cardroom (ACR) is offering its players a chance to win a poker experience of a lifetime this February. “Epic” Opportunity Not to Be Missed ACR announced it would be running two satellites next month which will provide four full poker vacation packages for a Super High Roller Series in Vietnam […]
Legal
November 23, 2022
Vietnam Broke up a $1.2 Billion Betting Ring
After two days spent tracking, on Tuesday the Vietnamese Criminal Police Department (C02) along with professional units of the Ministry of Public Security, the Public Security Department of Ho Chi Minh City, and Dong Nai Province, raided 15 locations in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province. Fourteen individuals were arrested and will be […]
Casino
October 24, 2022
Vietnam May Extend Three-Year Pilot Program
The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has asked for an extension of its three-year pilot program that trialed gambling in the country. The Ministry argued that the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to adequately evaluate the results of the program. Vietnam Allowed Locals to Play for Three Years Three years ago, the Vietnamese government started a […]
Casino
October 6, 2022
Vietnam Locals Contribute 5% to GGR in Kien Giang Province
Vietnam is keen to make casino resorts work, but to make them work, the country would need to first assess if these projects could be feasible. During the pandemic, Vietnam decided to make an exemption for the Corona Resort & Casino and allow local players to participate in gambling activity. The county was interested to […]
Legal
August 11, 2022
Vietnam Battling Illegal Sports Betting, Calls for Full Legalization Resurface
During a Q&A part of the 14th session of 15th National Assembly Standing Committee, the Minister of Public Security was asked about the state of sports betting within the country. His answers mostly boiled down to lack of regulatory bodies and compliant businesses to operate legally within the industry, which is currently entirely underground and […]
Casino
July 18, 2022
Fun88 Launches a Casino and Sports Betting Platform in Vietnam
Fun88 has successfully launched in Vietnam after it updated the link to its fun88zone.net website from its Philippine server. With this development, Vietnamese players will be able to enjoy all of Fun88’s services, which include both casino and sportsbook offerings. The App Is Free to Download and Has Multi-Language Support The app, which will feature […]
Casino
July 7, 2022
Vietnam May Extend Casino Trial Period by Two Years
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance requested the extension of the country’s pilot casino program, a VietnamNet report has it. The report also claims that the Ministry requested adding two more casinos to the program. The Ministry Reportedly Submitted an Official Request Vietnam launched its three-year trial in 2019, temporarily allowing locals to play games of chance. […]
Industry
June 6, 2022
Illegal Wagering on FX Movements Busted by Hanoi Police
Police in Hanoi busted an illegal gambling ring accepting bets on movements in the foreign exchange (FX) market and arrested the man who ran it, according to the report from the Ministry of Public Security last week. Wealth and Luxury Lifestyle The organizer of the gambling ring, 38-year-old Dao Minh Sang, set up three online […]
Casino
May 19, 2022
Vietnam to Consider Adding Casinos to Five-Star Hotels
Vietnam may be exploring new ways to boost its tourism industry and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. One of those is the addition of casinos at five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City, as proposed by the People’s Committee of Vietnam. Local activists and lawmakers have already pitched the idea to the National Assembly and […]
