Casino
May 16, 2022
Vietnam Becomes Latest SEA Nation to Remove COVID-19 Restrictions
Vietnam has become the latest Asian country to ease up on its COVID-19 measures in a bid to bring in international travelers and restart its land-based gambling industry. The country is now dismantling its border restrictions introduced due to the pandemic and will seek to court travelers, tourists, and gamblers back. Vietnam Removes COVID-19 Restrictions […]
Casino
March 7, 2022
Vietnam to Include Two More Resorts in Local Gambling Plans
Asian countries generally take a dim view of gambling when it involves their own citizens playing games of chance. However, attitudes may be changing slightly as the global pandemic has bitten in tourism revenue and new sources of income are sorely needed. As a result, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has suggested that its pilot program […]
Casino
February 28, 2022
Ex Galaxy Executive Jit Ng Appointed as Hoiana’s Chief Marketing Officer
Galaxy Entertainment Group’s former executive Jit Ng has been appointed as Hoiana’s new chief marketing officer (CMO). His main responsibility will be to help the resort drive more growth in the upcoming years, under the supervision of the company’s president and chief executive officer. $4 Billion Development Plans for Hoiana Resort Reuniting state-of-the-art accommodation with […]
Business
December 9, 2021
Vietnamese Online Gaming Brand Looks to Raise Cash, Launch US IPO
VNG Corp., a rapidly-growing Vietnamese online casino operator, seeks to raise as much as $300 million in investments. It is also reportedly eyeing a public launch of its shares on a US stock exchange. VNG Finds Rapid Growth Recently, reports surfaced that VNG is seeking to raise $200m to $300 million from GIC Pte., Singapore’s […]
Blockchain
December 6, 2021
Vietnam Takes Down $3.8B Crypto Gambling Ring
Vietnamese police authorities have busted a crypto gambling ring estimated at $3.8 billion based on the amount of gamblers’ money contributed. The news comes from Bloomberg, citing a report by state-owned broadcaster VTV. According to the report, this is one of the largest underhand crypto gambling operations discovered in the country, with a total of 59 suspects arrested. Arrests […]
Sports
July 13, 2021
Vietnam: Restrictive Betting Regulations Push Bettors Offshore
A local media report in Vietnam is blaming stringent regulations of legal sports betting in the country for the recent surge in illegal betting on soccer games seen in a period which featured both Copa America in Brazil and EURO 2020 championships. Restrictions Push Bettors to Illegal Market The report, published in VietnamNet, states that […]
Legal
May 30, 2020
Vietnam Determined to Deal with Illegal Gambling, Second Bust in a Month
Any lack of legal options strongly incentivizes the potential for illegal ones to appear, the recent developments in Vietnam proved, where the police in Hanoi has made a second major illegal gambling bust for the month. Having cracked on a gambling ring at the beginning of May estimated to have transacted in the region of […]
Casino
May 16, 2020
Suncity Granted Hoiana Casino License, Moved Forward with Wakayama IR
Hoiana, a $4 billion project of Hoi An South Development Co Ltd (HASD), has moved one step further after the company was granted a Casino Operating License last week, paving the way for phase 1 development of the property in Vietnam’s Quang Nam province to launch in early 2021. The license to operate a casino […]
Casino
April 8, 2020
Donaco Implements Measures to Ensure Business Sustainability
Temporary closure of casinos around the world disrupted the core of the gaming industry and forced casino operators to take some unpopular measures to maintain the necessary operability state to be able to resume business the moment the ongoing health crisis resides. One thing is certain, though: burning cash reserves is inevitable. Donaco International, the […]