Vietnam resists Trump team on US owned casino

Last year, Vietnam asked for my advice about Wall Street tycoon Phil Falcone’s casino at Ho Tram. US diplomats wanted the $1 billion resort included among casinos eligible to receive local gamblers.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

Vietnam moves toward casinos for all

To encourage investment and keep gambling spending at home, Vietnam opens the door to casinos for its citizens. Gaming industry experts say allowing the local population to play is the key to building casino resorts that have the size and scope to attract international visitors.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

Casinos gamble on Trump presidency

Failed former casino owner Donald Trump’s presidency can help and hurt casinos in Asia, depending on their connections to the president-elect and the evolution of his administration’s policies.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

Casino head fake rouses Vietnam

Even with a long awaited casino law bill submitted to Vietnam’s parliament, a Ho Chi Minh City project that looks like a casino, talks like a casino and quacks like a casino will never be a casino.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.