Tag Archives: Vietnam
Vietnam – Corona Casino turns a profit of US$4.7m in first six months
Phu Quoc Tourism Investment and Development, owners of Vietnam’s only casino currently open for locals, Corona Resort & Casino, has turned a pre-tax profit of US$4.7m during its first six months of operation. The US$2.1bn resort, located on Phu Quoc Island, opened in January with a three-year trial period allowing Vietnamese locals to play. Corona…
Vietnam – Silver Heritage leaves Vietnam with $5.25m paycheck
Silver Heritage Group has agreed to a ‘generally favourable’ settlement of US$5.25m which it will be paid by the owners of Phoenix International Club, Bac Ninh in Vietnam. The Phoenix was recently forced to close due to what Silver Heritage said were ‘breaches by the owner, primarily the requirement to maintain the gaming license.’ Following…
Vietnam – Vegas Vegas opens boutique casino in Hanoi
Vegas Vegas, a Japanese Pachinko hall operator, has opened its second casino in Vietnam with a small venue in Hanoi. It has opened Hollywood One Gaming Club, below ground level in Hotel de l’Opera, a 5 star hotel in Hanoi which uses the MGallery Sofitel brand. Located in the heart of Hanoi, the casino is…
Vietnam – Vietnam’s Phoenix International Club closes following table ban
Vietnamese-operator Silver Heritage has halted operations at its Phoenix International Club in Bac Ninh pending an ‘announcement regarding its contract and operations’ after being told it was no longer allowed to operate tables. The company received notice from the General Manager of Phoenix that table games are no longer included in its revised investment certificate…
Vietnam – Novomatic supplies 200 slots and 125 ETGs to Vietnam’s Corona Casino
The new Corona Resort and Casino on Phu Quoc, the largest island in Vietnam, selected Novomatic as its premium supplier to provide a range of gaming terminals, the casino management system and media technology across its casino floor. The first of three casinos to trial local play, Corona Casino opened this month and marks the…
Vietnam – Historic weekend in Vietnam as Corona opens to locals
It will be a historic weekend for Vietnamese casino gambling as the Corona Resort and Casino on the tourist island of Phu Quoc opens becoming the first Vietnamese casino to let locals gamble. Dutch firm Uppfinity Gaming Management confirmed the casino would open on January 19 although some of the non-gaming elements are already open….
Vietnam – Phu Quoc casino to join Vietnam’s local player pilot
A casino where locals are allowed to play is to be allowed in a development currently being built on Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc which will also include a hotel and an amusement park. Phu Quoc Tourism Investment and Development, which includes Vietnam group Vingroup, has confirmed that it will now invest $2.14bn in the…
Vietnam – Sun City completes purchase of Hoiana shares
Macau junket operator Suncity Group has completed its purchase of just over a third of a share in Hoiana, the integrated resort project to open in Hoi An South in Vietnam next year. Suncity subsidiary Goal Summit now owns the entire equity 34 per cent interest previously owned by Star Admiral. It joins the project’s…
Vietnam – Vinpearl Phu Quoc confirmed as Vietnam’s first to trial local play
Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment has confirmed that the first casino to allow locals to gamble will be Vinpearl Phu Quoc Casino Resort located at the Bai Dai Integrated Resort, which is currently under construction on Phu Quoc island, Vietnam`s largest island in the southernmost province of Kien Giang. Vinpearl Phu Quoc, an integrated…
