{"id":6824,"date":"2020-05-28T08:36:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T08:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=6824"},"modified":"2026-04-24T04:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:53:55","slug":"century-cambodia-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/century-cambodia-casinos","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: Century ends license deal with Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Century terminates agreement early without compensation to minimise cash outlay during the Covid-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- <em><strong>Century Entertainment International Holdings Ltd.<\/strong><\/em> has terminated its licensing agreement with Crown Resorts Co., Ltd. for the operating rights of a VIP room at the <em><strong>Genting Crown Casino <\/strong><\/em>in Cambodia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gaming company had signed a three-year agreement for the operating rights in 2017 through its subsidiary Victor Mind Global Limited (VMG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision was prompted by the<em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/donaco-casinos-continue-closed\" target=\"_blank\"> closure of all casinos mandated by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen<\/a><\/strong><\/em> due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaming activity is halted until further notice in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, with casinos having first closed in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The license agreement was set to expire on November 30. However, Century decided that terminating the license agreement early without compensation would minimise cash outlay during the pandemic period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Century terminates agreement early without compensation to minimise cash outlay during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Century Entertainment International Holdings Ltd. has prematurely terminated its VIP room licensing agreement with Crown Resorts Co., Ltd. for operations at Genting Crown Casino in Cambodia. 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