{"id":18775,"date":"2021-06-08T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=18775"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:46:28","slug":"cambodia-casinos-in-sihanoukville-remain-closed-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-casinos-in-sihanoukville-remain-closed-due-to-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: casinos in Sihanoukville remain closed due to Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cambodian districts of Sihanoukville and Prey Nop remain under restrictions and casinos remain closed due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- Authorities in Sihanoukville have announced\u00a0that <strong>restrictions will continue<\/strong>\u00a0as the number of Covid-19 cases has failed to decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The district is what is known as\u00a0<strong>a yellow zone, which means restrictions are looser<\/strong>, but casinos and entertainment zones remain closed. According to local media,<strong>\u00a0authorities can impose fines if people break the rules<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Casinos and gambling venues will remain closed until further notice<\/strong>. A similar decision has been taken in Poipet, where\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-donaco-casino-closes-due-to-covid-19-restrictions\">Donaco\u2019s Star Vegas<\/a>\u00a0casino closed its doors along with other casinos in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia\u2019s capital\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-capital-extends-covid-19-curfew-until-may-5\">Phnom Penh<\/a>\u00a0also remains under <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-capital-extends-covid-19-curfew-until-may-5\">lockdown<\/a>\u00a0due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.\u00a0<strong>Restrictions will<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>continue until at least June 16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public venues such as cinemas, clubs, resorts, museums and theme parks are closed.\u00a0<strong>Gatherings of 15 people or more have been banned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-nagaworld-closed-as-employees-test-positive-for-covid-19\">NagaWorld casino complex<\/a>, which is located in the city of Phnom Penh, suspended its operations in March and\u00a0has <strong>made no announcement since<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cambodian districts of Sihanoukville and Prey Nop remain under restrictions and casinos remain closed due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Cambodian authorities have extended COVID-19 restrictions in Sihanoukville, Prey Nop, Poipet, and Phnom Penh, keeping casinos closed until at least June 16 or further notice. This prolonged operational suspension impacts major gaming entities such as Donaco's Star Vegas and NagaWorld, signaling continued revenue disruption for the sector.","focusai_entities":"Donaco, Star Vegas, NagaWorld","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Sihanoukville, Prey Nop, Poipet, Phnom Penh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Cambodia?","query":"What is the projected GGR impact for Cambodian operators if these restrictions extend beyond Q2 2021, and how does this affect their capital market valuations?"},{"label":"Operator Burn Rate Mitigation?","query":"How are listed entities like Donaco and NagaCorp mitigating operational burn rates and managing liquidity during prolonged closures, and what are their governance frameworks for crisis management?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-18775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18775"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18797,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18775\/revisions\/18797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}