{"id":777037957,"date":"2026-02-12T08:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777037957"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:27:41","slug":"cambodia-arrests-over-800-in-raid-on-alleged-casino-scam-in-sihanoukville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-arrests-over-800-in-raid-on-alleged-casino-scam-in-sihanoukville","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia arrests over 800 in raid on alleged casino scam in Sihanoukville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities detained more than 800 foreign nationals and seized hundreds of computers and phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- Police have detained more than 800 suspects<\/strong> in a raid at Xinli Casino in Preah Sihanouk province. The raid was carried out on February 10 by a combined task force of provincial police and military police under the direction of Preah Sihanouk\u2019s Unified Command on the 18th and 19th floors of the building in Sihanoukville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police statements and media reports, the detained are of multiple nationalities, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, American, Filipino, Pakistani, Indian and Cambodian nationals. Officers also confiscated around 650 computers and 1,000 mobile phones believed to have been used in fraudulent operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The operation forms part of a campaign to dismantle the scam compounds that have proliferated in Cambodia in recent years, particularly in coastal hubs such as Sihanoukville. Authorities say they have carried out around 200 raids so far this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior minister Chhay Sinarith, of Cambodia\u2019s Commission for Combating Online Scams, recently stated that some 11,000 scam workers have been deported and 173 alleged high-level crime figures arrested since the government intensified its enforcement drive late last year.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> UNODC praises Cambodia\u2019s online scam crackdown<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities detained more than 800 foreign nationals and seized hundreds of computers and phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":33583,"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 authorities conducted a significant raid at Xinli Casino in Preah Sihanouk province, detaining over 800 foreign nationals and confiscating substantial equipment linked to fraudulent online operations. This action is part of an intensified government campaign to dismantle scam compounds, with over 11,000 workers deported and 173 high-level crime figures arrested since late last year, underscoring a robust enforcement drive against illicit activities.","focusai_entities":"Xinli Casino, Preah Sihanouk\u2019s Unified Command, Chhay Sinarith, Cambodia\u2019s Commission for Combating Online Scams, UNODC","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk province, Sihanoukville","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on legitimate operators","query":"What specific measures are Cambodian authorities implementing to differentiate legitimate iGaming operators from illicit scam compounds, and how will this impact B2B\/B2C licensing and operational continuity for compliant entities?"},{"label":"Regional regulatory implications","query":"How might this intensified enforcement drive in Cambodia influence regulatory compliance standards and anti-fraud initiatives across other emerging iGaming markets in Southeast Asia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[30,24818,24634],"class_list":["post-777037957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-gambling-scam","tag-illegal-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037957","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777037957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777037964,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037957\/revisions\/777037964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777037957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777037957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777037957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}