{"id":34308,"date":"2022-10-11T10:07:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=34308"},"modified":"2026-04-23T04:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:03:20","slug":"cambodia-new-controls-for-preah-sihanouk-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-new-controls-for-preah-sihanouk-casinos","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: new controls for Preah Sihanouk casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before applying to the Ministry of Economic and Finance, casino operators must obtain approval from the Preah Sihanouk Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- The provincial authorities of Preah Shihanouk have ordered all casino operators to obtain <strong>approval from the Preah Sihanouk Administration <\/strong>before applying to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The measure aims to achieve more control of the gaming industry after cases of <strong> human trafficking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casino operators can no longer withhold any member of staff&#8217;s passport, ID card or work permit. Nor will they be able to prohibit staff from leaving the casino complex.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contracts must stipulate wages and working conditions and casinos must not disguise their locations or operate with high fences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preah Sihanouk governor<strong>&nbsp;Kuoch Chamroeun<\/strong>&nbsp;said that if casino operators violate the rules, they will face severe legal sanctions including<strong> closure<\/strong>. Provincial deputy governor Long Dimanche told Khmer Timeskh that there are 68 casinos in the province and that a database has been created to collect information about owners, proprietors and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September,&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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before applying to the Ministry of Economic and Finance, casino operators must obtain approval from the Preah Sihanouk Administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16022,"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 Preah Sihanouk Administration in Cambodia is implementing stringent new regulations for casino operators, mandating local approval prior to national licensing applications. These measures, prompted by human trafficking concerns, prohibit staff passport retention, restrict movement, and require transparent employment contracts, with violations leading to severe sanctions including closure. Concurrently, a database of operators and staff is being established to enhance oversight.","focusai_entities":"Ministry of Economy and Finance, Preah Sihanouk Administration, Kuoch Chamroeun, Long Dimanche, Khmer Timeskh, Ros Phearun, Cambodian Gambling Management Committee, Cambodian Gambling Regulatory Committee (CEC)","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), tech_data (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Impact Assessment","query":"What is the projected operational and financial impact on licensed casino operators in Preah Sihanouk due to the new dual-approval licensing framework and enhanced HR compliance requirements?"},{"label":"Enforcement & Governance","query":"How will the Cambodian Gambling Management Committee and the Preah Sihanouk Administration coordinate enforcement actions and data sharing from the new operator\/staff database to ensure consistent regulatory compliance and mitigate illicit activities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[23911,23907],"class_list":["post-34308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34308","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=34308"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34331,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34308\/revisions\/34331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}