{"id":777035806,"date":"2025-12-09T08:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777035806"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:11:55","slug":"vietnam-ministry-of-finance-to-update-conditions-for-vietnamese-to-gamble-at-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnam-ministry-of-finance-to-update-conditions-for-vietnamese-to-gamble-at-casinos","title":{"rendered":"Ministry to streamline conditions for citizens to gamble at casinos in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The review aims to streamline the requirements of Decree 03\/2017 to reduce cumbersome verification processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Vietnam.- The Ministry of Finance has presented an impact assessment report to inform a new draft decree intended to replace Decree 03\/2017 on casino operations in Vietnam. VietnamNet reports that the new decree retains many of the current guidelines, but some regulations will be amended or supplemented to comply with new policies, increase management efficiency and meet practical needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Vietnam has nine licensed casinos: three large-scale projects, located in Phu Quoc, Ho Tram, and Nam Hoi An, and six smaller casinos that were licensed before the decree. However, only two have permission to accept Vietnamese citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November, the Vietnamese government granted Phu Quoc\u2019s Corona Resort & Casino permanent approval to accept locals<\/a> and granted permission to The Grand Ho Tram<\/a> under a five-year pilot. An upcoming development in Van Don<\/a> from the Sun Group will also be able to accept locals but is not due to open fully by 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To enter these casinos, Vietnamese citizens must be over 21, have full civil capacity and meet financial criteria. The Ministry of Finance says that, so far, these requirements have worked effectively without causing major implementation issues. However, the requirement for financial proof has proved to be cumbersome since it often involves presenting multiple documents.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Stricter rules help shape more responsible e-games sector, PAGCOR CEO says<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The review aims to streamline the requirements of Decree 03\/2017 to reduce cumbersome verification processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":10356,"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 is reviewing Decree 03\/2017 on casino operations, proposing amendments to streamline cumbersome financial verification processes for local citizens while retaining core guidelines. The new draft decree aims to enhance management efficiency and align with evolving policy needs, impacting the operational frameworks for the nine licensed casinos, particularly those with domestic access like Corona Resort & Casino and The Grand Ho Tram.","focusai_entities":"Ministry of Finance, VietnamNet, Corona Resort & Casino, The Grand Ho Tram, Sun Group","focusai_location":"Vietnam, Phu Quoc, Ho Tram, Nam Hoi An, Van Don","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected impact of streamlined financial verification for local citizens on the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) for Vietnamese casinos with domestic access?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How do the proposed amendments to Decree 03\/2017 align with international best practices for iGaming governance frameworks, particularly concerning responsible gambling and market integrity?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[24628,156,158,16333],"tags":[25007,225,94],"class_list":["post-777035806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casinos-in-vietnam","tag-legislation","tag-vietnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035806","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=777035806"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777035837,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035806\/revisions\/777035837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777035806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777035806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777035806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}