Government has moved quickly on plans to abolish online and arcade gambling in the country<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Cambodia.- A little over a week into the new year and Cambodia has already moved ahead with plans to enforce a total ban on gambling operations in the country. Authorities have already shut down online and arcade gambling operations in 91 casinos since the law came into effect on 1 January 2020, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Director-General of the MEF, Ros Phearun, confirmed this week that a joint committee comprising MEF officials, National Police and Military Police officers conducted strict inspections in casinos, with a majority of Cambodia\u2019s 118 operational casinos having been forced to shut down online operations as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can say that all arcade gambling operations in the Kingdom completely ceased after the ban,\u201d Phearun said in a press conference, adding: \u201cAfter ceasing online gambling, some casinos are still operating one or two months to see if they can make earnings, we believe more casinos will cease their business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen announced in August that the Kingdom would stop issuing online gaming licenses and wouldn\u2019t renew any then-current licenses once they expired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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