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15 Jun, 2022 Vietnam – New Preferred Hotspot For Indian Poker Players?

A decade and more ago, we rarely heard about Indian poker players venturing out to play poker in international locations. With the possible exception of Aditya ‘Intervention’ Agarwal and a handful of others who travelled to play the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and some othe...

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04 Mar, 2022 Vietnam Casinos Want Entry For Locals As Revenues Plummet

Casinos in Vietnam reportedly want the government to allow locals to enter the casinos in order to make up for the loss of revenue that comes with foreign tourists. The air travel restrictions have made it difficult for tourists to visit the country. As per news reports a group of casin...

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16 Jul, 2020 $32 million Football Gambling Ring Busted in Vietnam

Vietnamese are known for their love of gambling. It is estimated that they spend at least $800 million a year betting overseas, mainly in Macau, Singapore and Hong Kong. The government has legalized sports betting only since 2017 but has yet to license a bookmaking business. Only people...

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07 Jul, 2020 Poker Rooms Reopens in Vietnam after COVID-19 Cases Drop to Zero

As soon as the coronavirus was found lingering in Wuhan City before a widespread pandemic, Vietnam was one of the only countries to take all the possible precautions. A brilliant strategic reaction from the country has kept the COVID-19 pandemic under wraps with just a little over 360 c...

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01 Jun, 2020 Vietnamese police arrests 16 in online gambling raid

While the world is fighting against the harmful virus which has already taken away thousands of lives across the planet, the government of respective nations have installed a series of comprehensive measures to combat the spread and at the same time few countries have been able to contr...

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12 May, 2020 ‘Corona’ Casino in Vietnam set to reopen!

Vietnam’s casino industry is charging up to get back on track as the country’s current COVID-19 count is 288 out of which 241 have already recovered. A month ago, several casino operators in Vietnam confirmed a 15-day shutdown to maintain social distancing and combat the spread for the ...

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22 Jan, 2020 Harry Duong wins APT Vietnam Kickoff Championships Event!

It all began on 10 January when the 2020 edition of APT Vietnam Kickoff Event took to the casino floor of the Pro Poker Club in Ho Chi Minh becoming a major attraction from the past few years now. Comprising of two key tournaments the Main Event and the VND 6 billion GTD Championships E...

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20 Jan, 2020 APT Vietnam Kickoff Championships Event: Munsaf ended in 14th place

The casino floor of the Pro Poker Club hosting the 2020 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Vietnam Kickoff Event is cramped with poker aficionados from beyond the Asian territory. After the Main Event, it was now time for Championships Event displaying VND 6 billion GTD. The entire tournament obser...

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20 Jan, 2020 APT Kickoff Vietnam Championships Event: Munsaf advances to Day 3

The Pro Poker Club in Ho Chi Minh is heavily scheduled with the jaw-dropping VND 6 billion Championships Event. While other side events are also on the list, this second featured tournament is about to commence Day 3 which will finally conclude with 8 players. Vietnam undoubtedly has be...

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18 Jan, 2020 Rayhaan Adam wins APT Vietnam Kickoff ME; Sapra finishes 6th

A crazy night at the Pro Poker Club hosting the 2020 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Vietnam Kickoff and crowning the newest VND 20,000,000 Main Event champion! It took 225 hands out of which 72 of them being heads-up until the champion emerged. The winner tightened up at the final table, shooti...