- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
- Regulator
- Ministry of FinanceStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Decree No. 03/2017/ND-CP on casino businessDesk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 73% 8 of 11 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources) |
| Sports betting | Prohibited | Known | Knowledge base, 2026-10-08 |
| Online poker | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources) |
| Lottery | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Decree No. 03/2017/ND-CP on casino businessDesk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Vietnam
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Vietnam yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Enforcement and controls
How the prohibition is applied| Control | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player liability | Vietnamese citizens may play only at the pilot resorts and must meet income and entry-fee conditions. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Site blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Payment blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Advertising | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
Offshore exposure
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Vietnam, and offers marked as available there.
Brand access declarations for Vietnam, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Vietnam51930.2%
- Exclude Vietnam in their terms43125.0%
- No declaration77144.8%
List Vietnam as a focus market29brands
Offers marked available13welcome offers
Population106MVietnamese Dong
Brands that accept players from Vietnam Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
What would change this page
- A bill to license online casino or betting
- New blocking, payment or advertising enforcement against offshore sites
- Changes to the state lottery or betting monopoly
- A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Other online prohibited markets
All restricted markets| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Asia | 519 30.2% | 431 | 29 | 13 |
| Bangladesh | Asia | 538 31.3% | 420 | 53 | 53 |
| Bhutan | Asia | 544 31.6% | 400 | 3 | 0 |
| Cambodia | Asia | 476 27.7% | 487 | 9 | 1 |
| China mainland | Asia | 478 27.8% | 592 | 11 | 6 |
| India | Asia | 585 34.0% | 386 | 84 | 76 |
| Iraq | Asia | 278 16.2% | 771 | 5 | 4 |
Not legal advice
This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No commercial content
No operators are listed or promoted for Vietnam. Exposure data is published for research and compliance.
Gaps stay visible
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-VN
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 1 cited, high confidence