Gambling is legal in Myanmar, however most of the casino customers come from neighboring Thailand and China where it is not legal to gamble. We will confine our information to the mainstream casinos that have a public presence.

There are reports that many of the unconventional casinos deep in the jungles are ran by drug lords of the Golden Triangle (Myanmar, Laos and Thailand opium production zone) and that unpleasant things may occur when a gambling debt is not paid. We can't confirm anything about the owners, operators, or funding sources of these shadowy outfits and the blogs and news reports should be taken with a dose of skepticism due to the political conflicts in the area, and the possibility of propaganda.

Information about these casinos is sketchy and difficult to come by and many are not likely to be places an uninformed person would want to venture to. There may be more casinos scattered throughout the country near the Thai, Laos, and Chinese borders. Myanmar (known as Burma until 1989) has four mainstream casinos that we have found offering resort-like amenities and attracting foreign visitors. Betting on sports futures, props and lay bets.