{"id":13808,"date":"2021-01-27T07:18:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T07:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=13808"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:20:50","slug":"china-warns-citizens-not-to-gamble-in-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-warns-citizens-not-to-gamble-in-cambodia","title":{"rendered":"China warns citizens not to gamble in Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chinese citizens have been warned not to gamble in Cambodia due to violent incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>China.- <strong>The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia<\/strong> has warned Chinese citizens against gambling in the country following cases of violence against Chinese nationals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The embassy also warned citizens against \u201cfalling into the trap\u201d of recruitment offers from online gambling companies that were attempting to lure people to work in Cambodia with offers of high pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The embassy said: \u201cLooking at the recent vicious crime cases involving Chinese citizens [in Cambodia], many of those were led by gambling causes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added: \u201cThe law enforcement units of China and Cambodia are jointly enhancing efforts to combat every online gambling and telecom fraud activity involving Chinese citizens in Cambodia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chinese authorities expand gambling blacklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese authorities have announced they will add new <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-expands-gambling-blacklist\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">overseas gambling destinations to the country\u2019s\u00a0blacklist<\/span><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>of destinations for controls on cross-border transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-creates-blacklist-of-overseas-gambling-destinations\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bla<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-creates-blacklist-of-overseas-gambling-destinations\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cklist\u00a0was established in\u00a02020<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u00a0and is compiled through work by multiple departments, including the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the countries on the list have not been revealed, industry analysts presume it includes <strong>Australia, Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam<\/strong>, which are all popular <strong>casino hubs for Chinese customers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese citizens have been warned not to gamble in Cambodia due to violent incidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia has issued a warning to its citizens regarding violent incidents linked to gambling and fraudulent recruitment by online gambling companies in Cambodia. 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