![]() ![]() The sources, who requested anonymity, said the government had already undertaken research and was planning a pilot project that allows local punters to gamble, starting at a yet-to-be built casino on Van Don island near China. The government could soon legalise domestic casinos to lure billions of dollars of investment from major gaming firms, according to two sources with close knowledge of affairs of the National Assembly, which is due to debate the issue. ![]() Despite its rigid stance on social order, the communist government and Vietnam’s top tycoons are exploring ways to profit from what’s currently illegal, while creating jobs and boosting tourism and tax revenue. “It’ll make everyone even more in debt and create more social problems, so I can’t see it happening.” “I’ll believe it when I see it,” said Tuon, waiting in the rain in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City for his first fare of the day, when asked about the prospect that Vietnam could soon allow its citizens to gamble at home. HO CHI MINH CITY/HONG KONG, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Nguyen Van Tuon seems unconcerned that his business driving Vietnamese gamblers across the border to Cambodian casinos is under threat. ![]()
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