Tag: Myanmar

Following the April recess, Myanmar’s government aims to introduce new casino legislation which will legalise and regulate the country’s land-based market this May

A bill that would authorise foreigners-only casinos in the South- east Asia state of Myanmar was submitted to the lower house of the country’s legislature on 21 August. The Gambling Bill 2018 will reportedly include amendments to an existing statute, the Gambling Act 1986. The Myanmar Times newspaper cited legislator Aung Hlaing Win, as clarifying that detailed rules and bylaws for...

Myanmar's Ministry of Home Affairs is looking to amend the country's gambling law to allow the casino industry to open up, however Shaun McCamley, a partner at Global Market Advisors, suggests that the new legislation could still be a way off. The government in Myanmar is considering introducing new legislation which would allow the country's casino industry to expand. U Aung...

Burmese minister speculates that two casinos in Taninthariyi may not be complying with licensing conditions. Two casinos in the Taninthariyi region which have been operating since the start of the 90s have come under government scrutiny. A Myanmar Times article on 8 August reported that the Grand Andaman Resort, located on the 1800-acre Thahtay Island, and Victoria Entertainment Resort on...