{"id":777040057,"date":"2026-04-02T12:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777040057"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:52:16","slug":"amnesty-links-cambodian-casinos-to-scam-compounds-and-abuse-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/amnesty-links-cambodian-casinos-to-scam-compounds-and-abuse-claims","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International alleges Cambodian casinos linked to scams and human rights abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The report claims that casino owners have direct control over sites linked to human rights abuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- Amnesty International has accused at least 12 casinos in Cambodia of being linked to scam operations involving forced labour, human trafficking and abuse. In a report released today (April 2), the human rights body said the casinos in question are licensed and recognised by Cambodia\u2019s Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amnesty cites Crown casinos in Poipet, Bavet and Chrey Thum owned by Anco Brothers Co. Ltd, as well as the Majestic Two and Majestic Hotel & Casino in Sihanoukville. Other casinos named in the investigation include Casino Kyom, Marinan International, Peak Casino, Long Feng Xuan Casino, Huang Chao International and Golden Sea Casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report claims that casino owners have direct control over sites linked to human rights abuses. Amnesty said its findings are based on CGMC documents showing casino building plans, its own site visits and testimony from people who said they were held and abused on casino premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montse Ferrer, Amnesty International\u2019s co-regional director, said: \u201cThis research establishes a clear link between Cambodia\u2019s licensed casinos and its scamming compounds. At a time when the government says it is dismantling the scamming industry, the evidence shows it is simultaneously recognising plans for casino properties where abusive scamming compounds are operating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferrer said the situation raises serious concerns about whether Cambodian regulators are effectively legitimising firms linked to severe abuses. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Genting Singapore expands ESG and community initiatives at Resorts World Sentosa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The report claims that casino owners have direct control over sites linked to human rights abuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777033259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Amnesty International has accused at least 12 licensed Cambodian casinos, including properties owned by Anco Brothers Co. Ltd, of direct links to scam operations involving forced labour and human trafficking. The report raises serious concerns regarding the Commercial Gambling Management Commission's (CGMC) oversight, suggesting regulators may be legitimising firms engaged in severe human rights abuses despite government claims of dismantling the scamming industry.","focusai_entities":"Amnesty International, Anco Brothers Co. Ltd, Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC), Crown casinos, Majestic Two, Majestic Hotel & Casino, Casino Kyom, Marinan International, Peak Casino, Long Feng Xuan Casino, Huang Chao International, Golden Sea Casino, Montse Ferrer","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Poipet, Bavet, Chrey Thum, Sihanoukville","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"CGMC Accountability?","query":"What immediate actions will the Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC) take to address these severe allegations and restore confidence in its licensing and oversight frameworks?"},{"label":"Operator Due Diligence?","query":"How will these findings impact the due diligence requirements for international operators and B2B suppliers considering market entry or partnerships within Cambodia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[30,29,225],"class_list":["post-777040057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-casino","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040057","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=777040057"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777040062,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040057\/revisions\/777040062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777040057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777040057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777040057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}