The Grand Ho Tram casino resort (pictured) in Vietnam has confirmed to GGRAsia that from Monday (January 5) it is able to accept bets from qualified local players under the country’s refreshed and expanded pilot scheme for locals play.
The property also confirmed that from Monday, the denomination for bets at the property has been changed to the local currency, the Vietnamese dong.
Previously, bets at the property were primarily offered in U.S. dollars, according to GGRAsia’s own on-site observations and corporate information.
The Grand Ho Tram, southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, is controlled by Warburg Pincus LLC, a U.S.-based private equity firm.
The property said in its response to GGRAsia: “From 5 January 2026, eligible Vietnamese guests may access the gaming facilities at The Grand Ho Tram in accordance with regulations.”
The resort stated: “In line with the launch of the pilot programme and in full compliance with government requirements, all betting activities on the mass gaming floor have been converted to Vietnamese dong (VND).”
“This operational adjustment ensures adherence to the applicable regulatory framework,” it added.
On November 26, the government of Vietnam issued a resolution to extend and expand the pilot programme allowing Vietnamese citizens who meet certain conditions to gamble at three casino resorts in the country.
The Grand Ho Tram confirmed to GGRAsia in November its own role in the refreshed and expanded pilot scheme.
According to the venue’s website, the casino runs 24 hours a day, and the 5,000-square-metre (53,820 sq. foot) gaming area includes approximately 90 table games and more than 500 electronic gaming machines.
Another complex allowed to offer gambling to economically-qualified locals is the Corona Resort & Casino, at Phu Quoc, an island off Vietnam’s southwest coast that is part of Kien Gang province. A pilot scheme activated in 2019 for locals play at Corona Resort & Casino lapsed on January 1, 2025.
The Van Don Integrated Casino & Tourism Complex, in Quang Ninh province, has also been permitted to offer gambling to suitably-affluent locals, for five years from the date the casino receives its licence.
Vietnam’s Sun Group is scheduled to open fully its US$2-billion casino resort at Van Don by the second quarter of 2032.
