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Vietnam finance ministry seeks approval for $2.16bn Quang Ninh casino project

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Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has asked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to approve a proposed casino, tourism and entertainment complex in the Van Don Economic Zone, according to reports. The project’s backers seek more than $2.16 billion in investment for a 70-year concession, and the ministry has proposed a controlled pilot allowing Vietnamese citizens to gamble there.

Approval could advance a major proposed casino project and determine whether Vietnamese citizens may gamble there under a pilot.

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