First casino allowed to serve local punters opens on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
Vietnamese nationals with a monthly income of over US$430 are allowed to enter the gambling facility
PM approves pilot plan allowing Vietnamese to enter Phu Quoc casino
Current laws only permit foreigners to enter the country’s casinos
Makeshift cross-border ferries take Vietnamese gamblers to Cambodian casinos
Local authorities said they had not been aware of the situation
In Vietnam, a mega casino rises with the help of a Macau junket company
Chinese tourists to Vietnam are expected to be the main players here while local Vietnamese are forbidden from casino gambling
Vietnam briefs investors on proposed key features of special economic zones
Investors will be permitted to lease land for up to 99 years and operate casinos
Works begins on $76.4 mn int’l passenger port in southern island
Phu Quoc Tourism Investment and Development JSC and Kien Giang Province authorities have launched a ceremony for the construction of the US$$76.4 million Phu Quoc International Passenger Port, a cruise terminal for big ships, on the southern island of Phu Quoc.
Vingroup’s tourism unit selected to build $76mn port on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
PM approves casino operations on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
The plan to construct entertainment complexes including gambling facilities on the southern island of Phu Quoc has been approved by the Prime Minister
Investor pledges additional $50mn for casino resort project in southern Vietnam
Phu Quoc welcomes its first international flight
Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, welcomed its first international flight carrying 290 Russian passengers on February 14. A direct flight from Russia to Phu Quoc will be launched once a week.
