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Category: Gaming

Australia’s Timezone video game arcade chain opens 13th Vietnam location

Video games are played widely around Vietnam. There are cyber cafes in the big cities on just about every corner. These are generally long rooms chock full of computers and almost always filled with young Vietnamese playing a broad range of video games. With this in mind, Vietnam’s consumers are well primed for more classic video game experiences like video game arcades.

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Video Games in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2024

Video games in Vietnam are very popular to both play and produce. In fact, one of Vietnam’s biggest companies, VNG, draws most of its revenue from Vietnam’s video game sector. Furthermore, as internet and smartphone penetration continue to grow mobile games in particular continue to pull in millions of dollars in revenue. With this in mind, this article covers key regulations, rules, and realities with respect to producing and distributing video games in Vietnam.

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Extension proposed for casino pilot program allowing Vietnamese bettors

In general, gambling is illegal for Vietnamese in Vietnam with casinos only open to foreigners. That said, during the COVID-19 pandemic these rules were relaxed at the Corona Casino in Phu Quoc. Local residents were permitted to gamble at the establishment as part of a pilot program that was to run for three years, however, is now likely to be extended to the end of 2024.

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Supply of slot machines in Vietnam close to outstripping demand: Gaming exec

As a result, the gaming executive says that border closures and the subsequent reduction in tourists visiting Vietnam saw the market become oversaturated as the number of players fell significantly. He says the market has still not fully recovered and that many gaming clubs that took a financial hit during the pandemic are in need of further investment to get moving again…

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Gambling in Vietnam: Foreign Investor Quick Read 2024

Gambling in Vietnam is illegal but that doesn’t stop a sizable amount of betting occurring. This tends to peak around major sporting events. Recognising that this might be a problem, or perhaps that Vietnam is missing out on millions of dollars worth of tax revenue, there have been recent moves to try to legalise the practice. In this light, this cheat sheet runs through how gambling works in Vietnam, who can gamble, and the key regulations governing gambling that is already permitted…

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Illegal Vietnam gambling sites sponsoring sports teams in Europe

Gambling in Vietnam is illegal but is still rampant. There have been some attempts to legalise the practice, particularly sports betting, with guidelines for a pilot program legislated back in 2017, but no business has as yet taken up the opportunity. This is in large part due to very restrictive regulations that limit the size of a bet to VND 1 million or about US$42 and to just a handful of sports. A minimum capital contribution of VND 1 trillion or US$42 million is also required…

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Video game platform Steam confirmed blocked in Vietnam

There has been some speculation over the last few weeks that blocking Steam in Vietnam may have been blocked at the request of local game developers to protect the local industry. Whereas these comments from Le do not necessarily rule that out, he does claim that attempts were made to contact the company but received no response–ergo, this might just be a shot across the bow to get Steam’s attention.

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