Vietnam PM greenlights casino for Phu Quoc Island

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the green light for a tourism and entertainment complex, including a casino in the Phu Quoc Island district in the south of the country. 

He told the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Kien Giang province People’s Committee to develop proposed regulations governing its operation to submit for his approval, VietnamNet Bridge reported.

Spanning an area of 583.23 square kilometers and with a population of 96,940, the island district is a special administrative economic zone, an international luxury eco-tourism and entertainment site and a regional financial centre.

On September 17, 2014, the PM issued a decision to recognize the Phu Quoc island district as a second-tier urban area. 

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