Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP, effective 25 December 2024 and replacing the decade-old Decree 72/2013/ND-CP, mandates data localisation and requires Vietnamese mobile-number or ID-credential user verification for online games and internet information services. This is a mixed-durability instrument -- an enabling decree carrying delegated implementation detail -- that materially tightens the distribution environment for any gambling-adjacent online platform, indirectly constraining how such services can be marketed or accessed even where the underlying activity is not itself gambling. The requirement sits on top of the standing prohibition on online gambling, reinforcing rather than relaxing control over the online channel this cycle.
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam · Question 09 of 11
Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?
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Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Socialist Republic of Vietnam (VN) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP, effective 25 December 2024 and replacing the decade-old Decree 72/2013/ND-CP, mandates data localisation and requires Vietnamese mobile-number or ID-credential user verification for online games and internet information services. This is a mixed-durability instrument -- an…