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  2. Haiphong - Wikipedia

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    Haiphong is a coastal city located at the mouth of the Cấm River, in Vietnam's north-eastern coastal area, 120 kilometres or 75 miles east of Hanoi. The Bính Bridge crosses the Cam and connects the city with Thủy Nguyên District. It has a total natural area of 152,318.49 hectares or 376,387 acres (2001).

  3. List of high schools for the gifted in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Thanh Xuân district, Hanoi. VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted. Trường Phổ thông Năng khiếu. 1996. Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. HUSC High School for Gifted Students [ 4] Trường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Khoa học Huế.

  4. Gambling in Thailand - Wikipedia

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    Gambling, other than betting on horse races or the government-sponsored Thai lottery, is prohibited in Thailand. [ 1] The prohibition dates back to the Gambling Act 1935. [ 2] The Playing Cards Act prohibits private ownership of more than 120 playing cards without approval of the government. Nevertheless, illegal gambling in casinos (Thai ...

  5. Gambling in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    Gambling in Metro Manila has been regulated since 1976 when the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) was created through Presidential Decree 1067. [ 1] Under its charter promulgated in 1983, the 100% state-owned PAGCOR, running under the direct supervision of the Office of the President, serves three crucial roles: to regulate ...

  6. Geolocation in online gambling - Wikipedia

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    Geolocation is an important technology in the online gambling industry. [1] Different countries, states and jurisdictions have different laws ranging from complete prohibition to no laws at all, making online gambling de facto legal and unregulated. To determine whether a potential online gambler should be allowed to deposit, play or even view ...

  7. Online casino - Wikipedia

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    Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or Internet casinos, are online versions of traditional ("brick and mortar") casinos. Online casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet. It is a prolific form of online gambling . Some online casinos claim higher payback percentages for slot machine games, and ...

  8. Online gambling - Wikipedia

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    Online gambling. An online poker game. Online gambling (also known as iGaming[ 1] or iGambling) is any kind of gambling conducted on the internet. This includes virtual poker, casinos, and sports betting. The first online gambling venue opened to the general public was ticketing for the Liechtenstein International Lottery in October 1994. [ 2]

  9. Gambling in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Gambling in Vietnam is illegal and has been for centuries. A late 1940s travelogue notes that merchants kept bowls of dice at their stalls to engage in gambling with their customers when “housewives would routinely bet on the days their horoscope was fortunate", which means that on slightly more than fifty percent of such occasions they return home empty-handed and with the housekeeping ...