Vietnam to
Tighten Electronic Gaming Services Licensing HANOI, Vietnam
(Aug 25, 2008) -- Only five-star hotels in Vietnam's Hanoi capital and southern
Ho Chi Minh City, and four-star hotels elsewhere will be allowed to provide
electronic gaming services..................Subscribers
Vietnam Government Considers Allowing Gambling Under Certain
Conditions HANOI, Vietnam (July 24, 2008) -- Nguyen Ngoc
Anh, deputy head of the Ministry of Finances Department of Banking and
Financial Institutions, spoke to Dau Tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper
about legalised gambling...............Subscribers
Vietnam Considering
Legalizing Different Forms Of Gambling HANOI, Vietnam
(December 31, 2007) -- Vietnam is considering the possibility of legalizing
different forms of gambling to better manage the activities and get bigger
funds.........Subscribers
Taiwan-Backed Vietnam
Casino to IPO by Month End VIETNAM (July 24, 2007) -- The
Taiwan-backed operator of Vietnam's biggest casino said it will list its shares
on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, raising more than US$100 million, by the end
of July, slightly earlier than expected........Subscribers
Taiwanese Industrial
Computer Makers Cash in on Asian Lotteries Boom TAIPEI,
Taiwan (July 17, 2007) A recent article by Jason Tan published in the
Taipei Times highlighted a Concord Securities Co report
dated July 9, which said: ......Subscribers
Chances of Big Win
Greater Through Lotto Pools PHILIPPINES (August 18, 2006)
-- LOTTO pools have been very successful in winning lotto jackpots, according
to Manny Quisumbing Jr., president of Smart Marketing Concepts Inc. (SMCI), as
his firm prepares to play the Mega Millions lottery next week........Subscribers
Lotto to Account for 4%
of GDP by 2010 HANOI, Vietnam (June 3, 2006) -- The
Ministry of Finance has reportedly said it expects the State-run lottery
industry (SE Asia region News) to account for more than 4 per cent of the
countrys GDP by...........Subscribers
Government to Consider
Ordinance on Lottery and Sports Betting Rules VIETNAM
(April 27, 2006) -- The Ministry of Finance is drafting for government
consideration an ordinance on lottery, betting rules for
sports and entertainment activities...........Subscribers
Finance Ministry
Finalizing New Gambling Law(s) VIETNAM (March 30, 2006) --
Legal gambling is set to increase across Vietnam as the Ministry of Finance
reportedly fine-tunes a draft decree thats expected to pave the way for
high-profit lottery and betting businesses.......Subscribers
Vietnam's Lottery
Revenue Represents 2.4% of GDP; Southern City Conference Discusses Legalized
Football Betting HANOI, Vietnam (March 17, 2006) --
Vietnam's lottery industry has posted an annual growth rate of 22 percent in
recent years, with its revenue last year accounting for...........Subscribers
Ministry Looks to
Lottery to Generate Higher Revenues HANOI, Vietnam (March
18, 2006) -- The Government plans to adjust the national lottery policy and
other lucky draw activities to ensure a steady revenue of 4 to 4.5 per cent of
national gross domestic product by.........Subscribers
Vietnam Considers Plan
to Legalize Soccer Betting HANOI, Vietnam (March 10, 2006)
-- Vietnam is considering a plan to legalize soccer betting in a bid to stop
rampant illegal gambling and generate up to US$50 million a year for the
government.......Subscribers

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