{"id":35128,"date":"2022-11-04T12:54:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T15:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=35128"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:16:23","slug":"cambodia-12-arrested-for-illegal-gambling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-12-arrested-for-illegal-gambling-2","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: 12 arrested for illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police in Battambang carried out three operations in connection with illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- Police have arrested 12 people after raids on three locations in Battambang City. Lieutenant Colonel <strong>Chhoeun Kimsong<\/strong>, head of the Minor Crimes Bureau, said the raids were ordered by Battambang provincial police chief Major General Sat Kimsan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One man was arrested at KFB rental booth in Group 42, Prek Mohatep Village, Sangkat Svay Por. A second man was arrested at Kab Ko Thmey Village, Sangkat Ochar. Finally, ten people were arrested in Wat Leap village, Sangkat Chamkar Samrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, national police spokesman Lieutenant General&nbsp;<strong>Chhay Kim Khoeun<\/strong>&nbsp;reported that officers in Cambodia had <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-police-raid-10000-suspected-gambling-locations-in-month-long-clampdown\" target=\"_blank\">raided more than 10,000 suspected illegal gambling operations<\/a>. Khoeun said police had targetted&nbsp;<strong>127 locations<\/strong>&nbsp;in 11 capitals and provinces and had collected evidence for 273 prosecutions, including against 56 foreign citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, authorities in Cambodia have said they will continue working to get the country off the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-to-continue-working-to-get-off-fatf-grey-list\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Action Task Force<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(FATF) grey list of untrustworthy jurisdictions. At its last meeting, the Paris-based inter-governmental agency that monitors controls on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing decided to keep Cambodia on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia has been on the list since 2020. However,&nbsp;<strong>Pech Pisey<\/strong>, executive director of Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia), said the country has shown some progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Battambang carried out three operations in connection with illegal gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25294,"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 police conducted three operations in Battambang, arresting 12 individuals in connection with illegal gambling, part of a broader national crackdown that has seen over 10,000 suspected operations raided. Concurrently, Cambodia continues efforts to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, a designation it has held since 2020 due to anti-money laundering and terrorist financing concerns.","focusai_entities":"Chhoeun Kimsong, Sat Kimsan, Chhay Kim Khoeun, Pech Pisey, Financial Action Task Force, Transparency International Cambodia","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Battambang, Battambang City, Prek Mohatep Village, Sangkat Svay Por, Kab Ko Thmey Village, Sangkat Ochar, Wat Leap village, Sangkat Chamkar Samrong","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"FATF Grey List Impact","query":"What specific governance framework enhancements and regulatory compliance measures are required for Cambodia to be removed from the FATF grey list, and what is the projected timeline for achieving these benchmarks?"},{"label":"Licensed Operator Risk","query":"How do these ongoing enforcement actions against illegal gambling and Cambodia's FATF status influence the operational risk profile and market entry considerations for prospective B2C or B2B iGaming operators seeking legitimate licensing within the jurisdiction?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-35128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35128","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=35128"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35138,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35128\/revisions\/35138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}