{"id":34478,"date":"2022-10-17T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T10:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=34478"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:54:24","slug":"cambodian-police-raid-10000-suspected-gambling-locations-in-month-long-clampdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-police-raid-10000-suspected-gambling-locations-in-month-long-clampdown","title":{"rendered":"Cambodian police raid 10,000 suspected gambling locations in month-long clampdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Police spokesman Lieutenant General Chhay Kim Khoeun said authorities had raided more than 10,000 suspected illegal gambling operations nationwide from September 15 until October 13, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- National Police spokesman Lieutenant General Chhay Kim Khoeun<\/strong> has reported that officers have raided more than 10,000 suspected illegal gambling operation<\/strong>s in the last month. Khoeun said police had targetted 127 locations<\/strong> in 11 capitals and provinces and had collected evidence for 273 prosecutions, including against 56 foreign citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, Ros Phearun<\/strong>, secretary general of the Cambodian Gambling Management Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, had urged authorities to shut illegal gambling<\/a> in cafes and shops. He said such operations were not licensed by the Cambodian Gambling Regulatory Committee (CEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Hun Sen had said he will not hesitate to remove any capital or provincial governor who is responsible for allowing gambling to spread in their locality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, the provincial authorities of Preah Shihanouk ordered all casino operators<\/a> to obtain 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 human trafficking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casino operators can no longer withhold any member of staff\u2019s passport, ID card or work permit. Nor will they be able to prohibit staff from leaving the casino complex. Contracts must stipulate wages and working conditions and casinos must not disguise their locations or operate with high fences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National Police spokesman Lieutenant General Chhay Kim Khoeun said authorities had raided more than 10,000 suspected illegal gambling operations nationwide from September 15 until October 13, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Cambodia has significantly escalated its crackdown on illegal gambling, with over 10,000 operations raided nationwide and numerous prosecutions initiated. Concurrently, the government is tightening regulatory oversight on licensed casino operators, particularly in Preah Sihanouk, introducing new measures to combat human trafficking and ensure transparent labor practices and operational compliance. This dual approach signals a substantial shift towards stricter governance within the Cambodian gaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Lieutenant General Chhay Kim Khoeun, Ros Phearun, Cambodian Gambling Management Committee, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodian Gambling Regulatory Committee (CEC), Prime Minister Hun Sen, Preah Sihanouk Administration","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.95), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on GGR?","query":"What is the projected impact of these intensified enforcement actions and new regulatory measures on Cambodia's overall Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) for the upcoming fiscal year?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution?","query":"How do these recent regulatory enhancements, particularly those addressing human trafficking and labor practices, integrate into Cambodia's broader B2B\/B2C licensing and governance frameworks, and what further evolutions are anticipated?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[229,23911],"class_list":["post-34478","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\/34478","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=34478"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34507,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34478\/revisions\/34507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}