Briefly: Myanmar's Casino Cities
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2020-09-18

We know that it’s hard to stay up-to-date on USIP’s latest research, so we’ve challenged our teams to summarize their latest publications in less than a minute. Seeking to profit from China's lucrative but illegal gambling market, a shady web of actors has begun building resort cities in Myanmar’s Karen State to cater to Chinese gamblers. In this edition of "Briefly," USIP’s Priscilla Clapp explains how the construction of these unregulated, gambling-based cities could fuel conflict in the country. 

Read more about Myanmar's casino cities and their connections to China and transnational criminal networks in this new report from Clapp and Jason Tower: https://www.usip.org/publications/2020/07/myanmars-casino-cities-role-china-and-transnational-criminal-networks 

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