Poker With Crypto From Vietnam
Gambling is illegal in Vietnam apart from the lottery and a few exceptions, and the leader of one online betting ring was sentenced to nine years in prison.
The short answer
Gambling is illegal in Vietnam, apart from the lottery and a few exceptions the state has opened step by step, such as a pilot project that opens a few casinos to Vietnamese people who are 21 or older and earn more than 10 million dong a month. The authorities have shut down large online gambling rings, and in September 2018 the leader of one was sentenced to nine years in prison. Vietnam is not on WePlay's list of refused countries, but that does not change Vietnamese law.
From the sources at the bottom of the page. We are players, not lawyers; this page is what the law and our sources say, not legal advice.
At a glance
- The rule
- Gambling is illegal in Vietnam. Until the late 20th century the lottery was the only legal form of gambling.
- Casinos
- A pilot project lets Vietnamese people into a few casinos if they are at least 21, earn more than 10 million dong a month and pay an entry tax of 1 million dong; the Corona casino on Phu Quoc opened in 2019.
- Enforcement
- In September 2018 the leader of an illegal online sports betting ring worth some US$26 million was sentenced to nine years; an online gambling ring shut down in 2017 was thought to be worth US$89 million.
- Tax
- We could not confirm how Vietnam taxes winnings from a foreign poker room.
- The rooms
- Vietnam is not on WePlay's list of refused countries, and Basepoker's terms name no countries. Both leave the law of your own country to you.
Illegal, with narrow exceptions
Gambling is illegal in Vietnam, and until the late 20th century the lottery was its only legal form. The state has since opened a few exceptions step by step, among them a pilot project that lets Vietnamese people who are 21 or older and earn more than 10 million dong a month into a small number of casinos, such as the Corona casino on Phu Quoc, which opened in 2019.
The state has cracked down on large illegal gambling rings. In September 2018 the leader of an illegal online sports betting ring worth some US$26 million was sentenced to nine years in prison, and a separate online gambling ring shut down in 2017 was thought to be worth US$89 million.
What this means for a reader in Vietnam
Vietnam is not on WePlay's list of refused countries, and Basepoker's terms name no countries. Both leave the law of your own country to you. Gambling is illegal in Vietnam outside its narrow exceptions, and we do not give advice on getting around that or describe VPNs.
Our strategy pages, the odds chart and the calculators are free to read anywhere, and none of them needs a deposit.
Time zones
Vietnam is UTC+7 all year, so a 20:30 start on WePlay's GMT+2 schedule, 18:30 UTC, is 01:30 the next morning in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The Tonight page shows every start in UTC.
Sources
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Questions
Is online poker legal in Vietnam?
No. Gambling is illegal in Vietnam apart from the lottery and a few licensed exceptions, and in September 2018 the leader of an online sports betting ring was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Can Vietnamese people go to a casino in Vietnam?
Only under a pilot project, at a few casinos such as the Corona casino on Phu Quoc, which opened in 2019, and only if they are at least 21 and earn more than 10 million dong a month.