The Vietnamese government’s decision to allow some of its citizens to gamble at selected domestic casinos should not significantly harm the Cambodian casino sector, said a Cambodian government official.
Vietnamese citizens are an important customer segment for casinos located in Cambodian border towns such as Bavet, to some industry analysts. “Of course, we will definitely get some effect by the new move from the Vietnamese government,” Ros Phirun of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, told the Khmer Times.
“But, it doesn’t mean that it severely affects the whole industry here because they will only let local people gamble at two selected casinos which are really far from us.”
