In the central part of Vietnam, along a three-kilometer (2-mile) stretch of coastline, construction cranes are digging up mounds of sand and rubble where the country’s biggest casino is set to open next year.
There are fewer than 10 casinos in Vietnam, mostly smaller ones outside major cities. At present, only foreign passport holders can enter and gamble in them. In addition to Hoiana in Vietnam, two more casinos are being built – in the northern province of Quang Ninh and one on the island of Phu Quoc in the south.
Vietnam is betting big on developing a gambling industry, targeting the Chinese tourists who have been flocking to the country in recent years. “The government really wishes to bring tourism here,” – said Henry Tam, project director of Hoi An South Development, the local company which is building Hoiana.
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