{"id":33727,"date":"2022-09-22T08:08:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T11:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=33727"},"modified":"2026-04-23T04:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:39:01","slug":"cambodia-12-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-12-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: 12 arrested for illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police raided a venue in Phnom Penh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- Police have arrested 12 people who were allegedly involved in illegal gambling in Phnom Penh. According to Khmer Times, those arrested were operating illegal gambling sites in Borey Chinatown, Khan Por Sen Chey. Police seized 12 motorcycles and 36 computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago,&nbsp;<strong>Ros Phearun<\/strong>, secretary general of the Cambodian Gambling Management Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-government-urges-tougher-provincial-action-against-illegal-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urged authorities to shut down illegal gambling<\/a>&nbsp;in cafes and shops. He said such operations were not licensed by the Cambodian Gambling Regulatory Committee ( CEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister<strong>&nbsp;Hun Sen&nbsp;<\/strong>also stated illegal gambling should be eradicated from the country and ordered local authorities to strengthen policies to crack down on the activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police raided a venue in Phnom Penh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26856,"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 intensified their crackdown on illegal gambling, leading to 12 arrests and the seizure of equipment in Phnom Penh. This action follows directives from the Cambodian Gambling Management Committee and Prime Minister Hun Sen, emphasizing the eradication of unlicensed operations not sanctioned by the Cambodian Gambling Regulatory Committee (CEC).","focusai_entities":"Police, Khmer Times, Ros Phearun, Cambodian Gambling Management Committee, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodian Gambling Regulatory Committee (CEC), Prime Minister Hun Sen","focusai_location":"Phnom Penh, Cambodia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Efficacy?","query":"What specific metrics or enforcement outcomes will the Cambodian Gambling Regulatory Committee (CEC) utilize to demonstrate the sustained efficacy of these crackdowns on illegal gambling operations?"},{"label":"Market Impact?","query":"How will the intensified eradication of unlicensed gambling activities influence the GGR and NGR projections for legitimate, licensed iGaming operators within Cambodia over the next fiscal year?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[229,23911],"class_list":["post-33727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33727","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=33727"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33735,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33727\/revisions\/33735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}