{"id":777001027,"date":"2022-12-14T13:11:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T16:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777001027"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:04:03","slug":"residents-claim-cambodian-casino-is-allowing-locals-to-gamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/residents-claim-cambodian-casino-is-allowing-locals-to-gamble","title":{"rendered":"Residents claim Cambodian casino is allowing locals to gamble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents in Banteay Chakrei commune, Preah Sdach district, have called on authorities to take action against the casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- Residents of Banteay Chakrei commune, Preah Sdach district,&nbsp;claim that a <strong>casino is allowing Cambodians to gamble<\/strong>. That would be a breach of Cambodian law, which only allows foreign visitors to bet at land-based casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gambling is illegal in Cambodia under the 1996 Prohibition of Gambling Act, which prohibits all forms of unauthorized gambling and provides penalties ranging from fines to short-term jail terms. Residents have said that they fear a rise in crime in the area due to the casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Khmer Times, a group of residents is asking Prey Veng Province governor<strong> HE Chea Somethy<\/strong> and police commissioner Major General Prum Santhor for action against the casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia\u2019s national authorities have recently called on provincial governments to tighten controls over the gaming industry.&nbsp;<strong>Ros Phearun<\/strong>, secretary general of the Cambodian Gambling Management Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, urged&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-government-urges-tougher-provincial-action-against-illegal-gambling\" target=\"_blank\">authorities to shut illegal gambling<\/a>&nbsp;in cafes and shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October,&nbsp;<strong>the General Secretariat of the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia<\/strong>&nbsp;(CGMC) published a series of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-issues-new-guidelines-for-gambling-operators\" target=\"_blank\">new guidelines for gambling businesses<\/a>. The purpose was to ensure that casino operations are conducted in accordance with the laws and standard documents related to the management of commercial gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents in Banteay Chakrei commune, Preah Sdach district, have called on authorities to take action against the casino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Residents in Cambodia's Banteay Chakrei commune are demanding action against a casino allegedly allowing local citizens to gamble, a direct violation of the 1996 Prohibition of Gambling Act. This incident highlights ongoing regulatory compliance challenges, prompting calls for stricter enforcement from both local residents and national authorities, including the Cambodian Gambling Management Committee.","focusai_entities":"Khmer Times, HE Chea Somethy, Major General Prum Santhor, Ros Phearun, Cambodian Gambling Management Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, General Secretariat of the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC)","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Banteay Chakrei commune, Preah Sdach district, Prey Veng Province","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Impact?","query":"What are the broader implications for licensed B2C operators in Cambodia if national authorities intensify enforcement against illegal gambling, particularly concerning the distinction between local and foreign patrons?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy?","query":"How effective are the recently published guidelines by the CGMC in preventing such breaches, and what governance frameworks are in place to ensure consistent enforcement across provincial jurisdictions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911,23907],"class_list":["post-777001027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-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\/777001027","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=777001027"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001051,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001027\/revisions\/777001051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777001027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}