Have you ever heard of the gambling industry in Myanmar?Did you know that gambling has become a common phenomenon in some small towns in Myanmar, and there are even threats that if anyone reports it or breaks the news online, they will be arrested?Do you want to know how these gambling are created and developed, what impact they have on the local society and economy, and how the local people are coping?
Myanmar is a neighboring country with deep friendship and cooperation with China, and it is also a tourist destination full of charm and style. However, in such a beautiful country, there is a dark side hidden - Myanmar gambling. It is reported that at present, some small towns in Myanmar, such as the town of Mayeng in Ayeyarwady Province, gambling has become a common phenomenon, cockfighting, card playing, two-character lottery and other gambling methods are all available, attracting a large number of local residents and foreign tourists.
Moreover, these gambling are not allowed to be reported or **, and some even threaten to arrest and hold accountable if someone breaks the news about casinos on the Internet. Such a situation makes people feel shocked and worried.
Myanmar's inadequate legal system and inadequate regulation and crackdown on gambling have led to gambling becoming a gray area, and in some places it has even become a safe haven for gambling. According to reports, Myanmar enacted a new gambling law in 2019 that allows foreigners to open casinos in Myanmar, but not for nationals.
However, this law has not been effectively enforced, and some illegal or semi-legal casinos are still rampant in Myanmar, and some casinos even cooperate with local armed groups or ethnic forces, forming a chain of interests that is difficult to break.
Myanmar's economic development is low, and gambling has become a means of livelihood or a way to get rich for some people, as well as a pastime or a way to escape from reality for some. With a reported GDP per capita of only around $1,500, Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. In such an environment, some people choose gambling as a seemingly quick and easy method in order to improve their lives or satisfy their desires, hoping to get rich overnight. Others, because of the stress or boredom of life, choose gambling as a seemingly exciting and fun way to seek excitement or forget their worries.
Myanmar's social and cultural environment is relatively open, and gambling has become a social activity or habit, as well as a national characteristic or tradition. According to reports, the socio-cultural environment in Myanmar is more open and tolerant than that of countries such as China, and gambling is seen as a normal social activity or habit in some places, and people use gambling to enhance friendships or show strength. Moreover, gambling is also regarded as a national characteristic or tradition in some places, such as the two-character lottery in Shan State, which is a gambling method originating from the Shan people and is considered to be the embodiment of a national culture.
According to reports, northern Myanmar is the hardest hit area of cross-border gambling and telecommunications network fraud, and tens of thousands of Chinese are suspected of engaging in these illegal and criminal activities. These people take advantage of Myanmar's language, currency, internet and banking system, as well as people's greed, curiosity and ignorance, to carry out various forms of fraud, such as impersonating public prosecutors, winning information, investment and financial management, emotional traps, etc.
They usually set up some fake **, platform, company or organization to ask the victim for money or personal information for various reasons. Once the victim falls for the scam, they quickly transfer the funds and disappear without a trace. According to statistics, tens of thousands of Chinese citizens suffer from fraud in Myanmar every year, and many of them fall into debt crisis, family breakdown, mental breakdown and even suicide.
The second impact of gambling in small towns in Myanmar is that it harms economic development and profits. Gambling is an inefficient activity, and the second effect of gambling in small towns in Myanmar is to damage economic development and interests. Gambling is an inefficient activity that does not create any real value but simply transfers wealth between the gambler and the casino. This transfer is often unfair and unreasonable, as casinos often use various means to improve their advantages and profits, such as manipulating gambling equipment, setting unfair odds, charging high commissions, cheating or threatening gamblers, etc.
In this way, gamblers tend to suffer huge losses, while casinos make huge profits. This kind of loss and windfall profit not only weakens the spending power and quality of life of gamblers, but also deprives other industries and fields of investment and development opportunities. According to reports, Myanmar's gambling industry has an annual turnover of tens of billions of dollars, but only a small part of it has access to Myanmar's formal economic system, while most of it has gone into opaque and illegal channels, such as transnational criminal organizations, corruption**, armed elements, etc.
The phenomenon of gambling in small towns in Myanmar is an issue that deserves our attention and consideration. It not only reveals some of Myanmar's social and economic problems, but also brings a series of social and economic impacts to Myanmar. These effects are not only internal to Myanmar, but also external to Myanmar and other countries. Myanmar