{"id":29975,"date":"2022-05-19T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T16:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=29975"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:35:01","slug":"vietnam-ho-chi-min-city-proposes-to-pilot-casino-gaming-for-locals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnam-ho-chi-min-city-proposes-to-pilot-casino-gaming-for-locals","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam: Ho Chi Min City proposes to pilot casino gaming for locals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ho Chi Minh People\u2019s Committee has proposed a pilot with casinos at five-star hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vietnam.- <strong>Ho Chi Min City<\/strong> has put itself forward to pilot the opening of casinos for Vietnamese citizens. The pilot scheme would only <strong>extend to casinos at five-star rated hotels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are currently no casinos in Ho Chi Min City although there are about 10 to 15 VIP clubs with slot machines in five-star hotels. Vietnamese citizens are only permitted to enter one casino on the southern island of Phu Quoc and one in Van Don, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, and locals must meet an income requirement to play there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ho Chi Minh People\u2019s Committee&#8217;s proposal submitted to the city\u2019s National Assembly delegation would allow casinos at five-star hotels, which would be allowed to admit both tourists and locals aged over 18 to enter the gaming floors. The goal is to take the concept to the Party Central Committee at its next session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnam-may-allow-locals-to-gamble-at-two-planned-casinos\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnam-may-allow-locals-to-gamble-at-two-planned-casinos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vietnam may allow locals to gamble at two planned casinos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ho Chi Minh People\u2019s Committee has proposed a pilot with casinos at five-star hotels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Ho Chi Minh People\u2019s Committee has proposed a pilot scheme to allow casinos in five-star hotels within the city, permitting both tourists and local citizens aged over 18 to enter. This initiative aims to expand regulated gambling access for Vietnamese citizens beyond the current two designated locations, subject to approval by the Party Central Committee. The proposal signifies a potential shift in Vietnam's gaming policy, opening new market opportunities for operators.","focusai_entities":"Ho Chi Minh People\u2019s Committee, National Assembly delegation, Party Central Committee","focusai_location":"Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Van Don, Quang Ninh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), marketing_crm (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (0.85), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Governance & AML Frameworks?","query":"What specific governance frameworks and regulatory compliance measures will be implemented to mitigate problem gambling and ensure AML\/CFT adherence for local patrons in Ho Chi Minh City?"},{"label":"GGR & Capex Impact?","query":"How will the proposed pilot impact the GGR projections for Vietnam's gaming sector, and what are the anticipated capital expenditure requirements for five-star hotel operators seeking to integrate casino verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[94],"class_list":["post-29975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-vietnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29975"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29995,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29975\/revisions\/29995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}