{"id":777041693,"date":"2026-05-04T09:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777041693"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:22:09","slug":"cambodia-shuts-down-sihanoukville-casino-after-online-scam-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-shuts-down-sihanoukville-casino-after-online-scam-raid","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia shuts Sihanoukville casino after raid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The operator’s licence has been cancelled following a raid last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- The Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC)<\/strong> has cancelled the operating licence of Casino Zhong Huawei Golden Sand International Entertainment<\/strong> in Sihanoukville<\/strong>. The move follows a major enforcement action over alleged online scam activities at the operator’s premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A raid on April 8 involved the Sihanoukville provincial unified command, the National Police General Commissariat, and prosecutors from the Sihanoukville Court of First Instance as part of Cambodia’s crackdown on suspected cybercrime. Officers detained 104 foreign nationals<\/strong> and seized 1,595 mobile phones<\/strong>, dozens of computers and monitors, central processing units, routers and several vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CGMC said materials seized pointed to a structured online scam operation rather than regular casino activity. As a result, the regulator revoked Casino Licence No. 053 CGMG, a decision formalised on April 30, 2026. It indicated that inspections and enforcement action will continue at casino sites suspected of being linked to illicit cyber activities.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Cambodian regulator\u00a0revokes casino licence over alleged online scam operation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The operator’s licence has been cancelled following a raid last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777032066,"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) has revoked the operating licence of Casino Zhong Huawei Golden Sand International Entertainment in Sihanoukville. This action follows a major enforcement raid that uncovered extensive online scam operations, rather than legitimate casino activities, leading to the detention of 104 foreign nationals and seizure of significant equipment. The CGMC has indicated ongoing inspections to combat illicit cyber activities within the gaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC), Casino Zhong Huawei Golden Sand International Entertainment, Sihanoukville provincial unified command, National Police General Commissariat, Sihanoukville Court of First Instance","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Sihanoukville","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cambodia Regulatory Impact","query":"What are the broader implications of this enforcement action for other licensed operators in Cambodia regarding their B2B\/B2C licensing compliance and governance frameworks?"},{"label":"Cybercrime Prevention Measures","query":"How will the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia enhance its oversight and implement new preventative measures to mitigate the risk of illicit cyber activities within licensed gaming verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[30,29,23911],"class_list":["post-777041693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-casino","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041693","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=777041693"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041711,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041693\/revisions\/777041711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777032066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777041693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777041693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777041693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}