{"id":777014049,"date":"2024-03-18T08:36:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T11:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014049"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:57:27","slug":"cambodia-cgmc-and-takeo-meet-to-discuss-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-cgmc-and-takeo-meet-to-discuss-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: CGMC and Takeo meet to discuss illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) and Takeo Provincial Administration have outlined plans to combat illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.-\u00a0The Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC)\u00a0<\/strong>and the Takeo Provincial Administration have held a meeting to address the issue of illegal gambling and strengthening lottery management in the province.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was attended by approximately 320 people, including representatives from government bodies such as the National Assembly’s 2nd Commission, provincial administration, police, military and lottery operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three main objectives were outlined: to create a platform for the general secretariat of the gambling commission and relevant authorities to exchange views on lottery management, to enhance cooperation between <\/strong>in sharing information and collaborating to manage, monitor and act against illegal gambling, and to raise awareness of the Law on Suppression of Gambling to ensure that lottery operators comply with their responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Phnom Penh Post, the CGMC stated that following the instructions of the provincial governor Ouch Phea<\/strong>, all relevant authorities committed to taking action against all forms of illegal gambling in their areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, prime minister Hun Manet<\/strong> urged investors to reconsider or halt investments in the country\u2019s gambling sector<\/a>. Speaking at a meeting with Cambodians in Australia and New Zealand, Manet emphasised his government\u2019s stance against further investment in the gambling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a local media outlet, Manet asserted that the government aims to suspend the issuance of new gambling licences and reduce or revoke existing ones due to the industry\u2019s perceived lack of societal benefits. He said the country needed to focus on building factories and creating employment opportunities to boost the economy and improve living standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) and Takeo Provincial Administration have outlined plans to combat illegal gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777009718,"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 Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) and Takeo Provincial Administration are intensifying efforts to combat illegal gambling and strengthen lottery management. Concurrently, Prime Minister Hun Manet has urged investors to halt new gambling sector investments, signaling a policy shift towards suspending new licenses and potentially revoking existing ones due to perceived lack of societal benefits, prioritizing manufacturing and employment.","focusai_entities":"Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC), Takeo Provincial Administration, National Assembly\u2019s 2nd Commission, Ouch Phea, Hun Manet","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Takeo Province, Australia, New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"License Revocation Timeline?","query":"What is the projected timeline for the suspension or revocation of existing gambling licenses, and what specific criteria will be applied by the CGMC?"},{"label":"Economic Impact Mitigation?","query":"How will the Cambodian government mitigate the economic impact of reduced gambling sector investment, particularly concerning employment and foreign direct investment, given the shift towards manufacturing?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777014049","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\/777014049","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=777014049"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014061,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014049\/revisions\/777014061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777009718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}