{"id":777038335,"date":"2026-02-23T12:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038335"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:08:39","slug":"cambodia-revokes-five-casino-licences-over-alleged-ties-to-criminal-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-revokes-five-casino-licences-over-alleged-ties-to-criminal-network","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia revokes five casino licences over alleged ties to criminal network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The enforcement move forms part of a broader Cambodian government campaign to combat cybercrime and illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- The Commercial Gambling Management Commission in Cambodia<\/strong> has revoked the licences of five casinos and suspended another over alleged non-compliance with the Commercial Gambling Management Law<\/strong> and related regulations. The CGMC confirmed the permanent revocation of licences held by Golden Fortune Resorts World, Jinbei Group, Cambodian Heng Xin Real Estate, GC Casino and Jinbei 4 Casino<\/strong>, located in Sihanoukville\u2019s Zone 4 and Saang City in Kandal Province<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The licence of Wo Casino in Phnom Chhnork District<\/strong> in Kampot<\/strong> Province<\/strong> was temporarily suspended. The commission says the casinos had connections with business interests linked to Chen Zhi<\/strong>, a figure associated with cyber fraud, online scams and related criminal activity. Officials said the action was taken in accordance with the Commercial Gambling Management Law and related regulations following regulatory reviews and operational compliance investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Philippine senator urges tougher legislative action on illegal online betting<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The enforcement move forms part of a broader Cambodian government campaign to combat cybercrime and illegal gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"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":"The Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC) in Cambodia has revoked the licenses of five casinos and temporarily suspended another due to alleged non-compliance with the Commercial Gambling Management Law and suspected connections to cybercrime and online scam operations linked to Chen Zhi. This action is part of a broader government initiative to combat illegal gambling and cyber fraud, impacting operators in Sihanoukville, Kandal, and Kampot provinces.","focusai_entities":"Commercial Gambling Management Commission, Golden Fortune Resorts World, Jinbei Group, Cambodian Heng Xin Real Estate, GC Casino, Jinbei 4 Casino, Wo Casino, Chen Zhi","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Sihanoukville, Saang City, Kandal Province, Phnom Chhnork District, Kampot Province","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Breach Details?","query":"What specific regulatory breaches, beyond the alleged criminal links, were cited by the CGMC for these license revocations and suspensions?"},{"label":"Market Impact Cambodia?","query":"How will this significant enforcement action impact the broader iGaming licensing landscape and investor confidence in Cambodia's capital markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16333],"tags":[30,29,20326],"class_list":["post-777038335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-casino","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038335","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777038335"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038341,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038335\/revisions\/777038341"}],"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=777038335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}