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Gambling in Hanoi still open only to foreigners

Hanoi has six casinos, containing over 350 machines open to foreign customers, according to a recent report.

Hanoi has six foreign-invested casinos, containing over 350 machines open to foreign customers, according to a recent report by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DCST).
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Casino operators have set up management boards with the power to supervise such activities.

The DCST also reassured that registered facilities would be required to separate their gambling facilities from their other service areas.

According to DCST, all registered facilities have been equipped with security systems that can strictly monitor the gambling area. Casinos, and foreigners who wish to gamble must show their passports.

The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that gambling machines are strictly controlled, adding that each registered machine is consistently monitored by the municipal Department of Finance, with the operations.

The government has held to the position that only foreign passport holders should be allowed to gamble at Vietnamese casinos.
Source: dtinews.vn
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