{"id":777032094,"date":"2025-09-24T08:09:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032094"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:53:08","slug":"vietnams-grand-ho-tram-and-van-don-may-allow-casino-access-for-locals-on-pilot-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnams-grand-ho-tram-and-van-don-may-allow-casino-access-for-locals-on-pilot-programme","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam\u2019s Grand Ho Tram and Van Don may allow casino access for locals on pilot programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is currently only one casino in Vietnam where Vietnamese citizens can gamble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Vietnam.- Two Vietnamese casino resorts may be opened to local players under pilot programme. According to local media outlet Lao Dong, the Grand Ho Tram resort in Ba Ria-Vung Tau and the new development in Van Don<\/a>, may gain permission to allow Vietnamese nationals to access their casinos, under a proposal drafted by the Ministry of Finance. Currently, there is only one casino in Vietnam where the country’s own citizens can gambling, on Phu Quoc Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Lao Dong, the draft resolution states that Vietnamese people who meet financial requirements will be allowed to play in casinos in Van Don and Ho Tram on a pilot basis for a period of five years from the date of operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the draft decree<\/a> on casino operations, Vietnamese citizens would be required to pay VND2.5m (US$100) for each 24-hour period of casino access or VND50m (US$2,000) per month. The suggested daily cost is 2.5 times higher than the current rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other key restrictions from the existing pilot would remain in effect. Vietnamese citizens must be at least 21 years old and not be on a self-imposed or family-initiated exclusion list to be eligible for entry. Casino operators would be required to install 24\/7 camera surveillance systems covering all key areas, with footage stored for a minimum of 180 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grand Ho Tram<\/a> is currently a foreign-only resort located southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. Van Don’s US$2bn integrated resort is being developed by Sun Group and is due to open fully by 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Van Don Integrated Casino and Tourism Complex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Kangwon Land receives green light for updates in foreigner-only gaming operations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is currently only one casino in Vietnam where Vietnamese citizens can gamble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":15280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has proposed a pilot program to allow Vietnamese citizens to gamble at two additional casino resorts, Grand Ho Tram and Van Don, for a five-year period. This initiative, if approved, would expand local access beyond the current single casino on Phu Quoc Island, albeit with increased daily access fees and stringent eligibility and surveillance requirements.","focusai_entities":"Ministry of Finance, Lao Dong, Grand Ho Tram, Sun Group, Van Don Integrated Casino and Tourism Complex","focusai_location":"Vietnam, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Van Don, Phu Quoc Island, Ho Chi Minh City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected incremental Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) potential for Grand Ho Tram and Van Don, considering the proposed access fees and local player demographics, and how does this compare to current foreigner-only GGR?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How might this five-year pilot program influence the long-term regulatory framework for local player access in Vietnam, and what are the implications for future B2C licensing and market expansion beyond the initial two resorts?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[29,225,94],"class_list":["post-777032094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-legislation","tag-vietnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032094","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=777032094"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777032108,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032094\/revisions\/777032108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777032094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777032094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777032094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}