{"id":777042891,"date":"2026-05-29T09:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042891"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:23:54","slug":"cambodia-revokes-sihanoukville-casino-licence-after-online-scam-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-revokes-sihanoukville-casino-licence-after-online-scam-raid","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia revokes Sihanoukville casino licence after online scam raid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The decision follows last week\u2019s police operation at Ying Huang Casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- The Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia<\/strong> has revoked the casino licence of Casino Ying Huang in Sihanoukville<\/strong> following last week\u2019s raid<\/a> linked to alleged online scam operations and other illegal activities. The regulator confirmed that Casino Licence No. 248, issued to Salient Ventures Co Ltd in August 2024, was revoked under Decision No. 041 dated May 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities conducted a joint enforcement operation at the property on May 23 and 24 and detained 66 individuals<\/strong> \u2013 64 Chinese nationals and two Cambodians. Officers also seized 987 computers, 428 mobile phones, a handgun and multiple packages of narcotic drugs. The suspects were transferred to the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Gendarmerie Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the regulator, the licence revocation was based on findings from the investigation and carried out in accordance with Cambodia\u2019s Law on Commercial Gambling Management. The CGMC warned casino operators to strictly comply with Cambodian law and avoid involvement in online scams or other illegal activities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Cambodia shuts Sihanoukville casino after raid<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The decision follows last week\u2019s police operation at Ying Huang Casino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":7875,"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 has revoked the casino licence of Casino Ying Huang in Sihanoukville following a police raid linked to alleged online scam operations and other illegal activities. This enforcement action, based on findings from an investigation, underscores the regulator's commitment to strict compliance with Cambodian law. The incident resulted in the detention of 66 individuals and the seizure of numerous assets.","focusai_entities":"Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia, Casino Ying Huang, Salient Ventures Co Ltd, Preah Sihanouk Provincial Gendarmerie Command","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Sihanoukville","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Future Regulatory Impact?","query":"What are the anticipated long-term implications of this stringent enforcement action on Cambodia's iGaming regulatory framework and its attractiveness for legitimate foreign direct investment?"},{"label":"Operator Due Diligence?","query":"How will this incident influence the due diligence processes and risk assessment protocols for other licensed operators and their B2B partners in Cambodia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[30,29,20326],"class_list":["post-777042891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-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\/777042891","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=777042891"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042911,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042891\/revisions\/777042911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}