Corona Resort & Casino in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, says it will “temporarily suspend Vietnamese citizens from playing at the casino” on January 1, “until further notice”. The decision is to comply with an amendments to existing regulation, while waiting for the national government’s decision “regarding the termination or continuation of this pilot programme,” stated the property’s promoter.
A notice on the resort’s website said the move followed an adjustment to a decree from the government. In November, the national authorities amended a 2017 decree on a pilot scheme for permitting economically-qualified locals to gamble.
Only Corona Resort (pictured) had so far been active within the terms of the locals-play scheme.
The property said its coming suspension of play by locals was “to ensure full compliance with current legal regulations while preparing for adjustments in accordance with future policies”.
