Dai Nam racecourse opens without gambling

On January 29, the Dai Nam racecourse started operation at the Dai Nam tourism zone in Hiep An commune, Thu Dau Mot city in Binh Duong province.

On this occasion, the racecourse, in cooperation with the Binh Duong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Association of Sports Bicycles and Motorcyles announced the start of its first horse racing and motorcycle racing tournament

This is the first tournaments held at the racecourse. The racecourse is going to start full operation with other sports such as dog racing, water motorcycle racing and bicycle racing soon.

The racecourse only aims to provide a form of entertainment to attract more visitors to the Dai Nam tourism zone. According to the local authorities, the developer had promised that the racecourse does not have gambling as part of the package.

The racecourse’s construction started in June 2016. The racecourse has area of 60 hectares and is located in the Dai Nam tourism zone. The racecourse is going to organise horse racing, dog racing, motorbicycle racing, go-kart racing, jet-ski racing and fly-board performances. The horseracing course is 1.6 kilometres long and 16 metres wide on a surface of soft sand. The motorcycle and go-kart racing course has length of 2.2 kilometres on a polymer surface. The dog racing course is 500 metres long and the lake for jet-ski racing and fly-board performances has area of 10,000 metres.

The bleachers around the racecource can fit 18,000 people, and there are also two LED screens.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a decree allowing Vietnamese to gamble at casinos in Vietnam. The decree, titled 03/2017/ND-CP, allows Vietnamese citizens to be admitted into domestic casinos, on a three year trial basis. After which, the government will decide whether or not to continue allowing domestic citizens to participate in casino gambling. It will come into effect on March 15.

By Ha Duy / VIR