Online gaming is fantastic. You don’t have to leave the comfort of your own home to experience the thrills and spills of a real-life casino. But a change is as good as a rest, they say, so taking a break from your favourite online casino to visit one in the "real world" (deserving of inverted commas) is a treat to be savoured, with plenty of destinations to choose from. So how about Vietnam?
It’s not a ridiculous question! The Vietnamese government has given the go ahead for the country’s first destination resort – the lauded Ho Tram Strip project.
It may sound like an outer suburb of the lawless Venusville in Verhoeven’s Total Recall, but the setting of 400 acres and 2 kilometres of pristine beaches is far from the desolate Martian wasteland depicted in what is still Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best movie.
One thing of which you can be certain as the slot reels spin towards those winning paylines is that the excitement may well reach the same feverish pitch.
With two integrated resorts planned for the final unveiling (this first phase includes only one dedicated resort) along with a championship golf course, Ho Tram Strip could well be that change that gamers across the world plump for.
Of course, since you’re in the vicinity, why not hop over to Macau? In fact, I hear Sydney has some amazing casinos – the world famous Crown Casino and Star City Casino spring to mind. It would make sense while you’re over the other side of the world to at least look in on it and, since you’re there, LA isn’t that far away…
