The governmental decision to develop the Phu Quoc casino-integrated recreational complex in Bai Dai ecotourism area instead of the Dang Chong area is expected to create a boom in casino investment in Vietnam.

Undaunted investors are pushing ahead with their casino projects, notwithstanding the chilly reception they’ve encountered, nor their awareness that casino doors, once open, will have to bar the largest segment of the population – native Vietnamese.