{"id":777043502,"date":"2026-06-12T07:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777043502"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:48:24","slug":"cambodia-revokes-roxy-casino-licence-over-alleged-online-scam-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-revokes-roxy-casino-licence-over-alleged-online-scam-links","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia revokes Roxy casino licence over alleged online scam links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The casino licence was withdrawn after allegations of scam involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- The <strong>Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC)<\/strong> has revoked the casino licence of Roxy Casino in Bavet City, Svay Rieng province. The decision follows allegations that the property was involved in online scam activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Phnom Penh Post, the licence revocation took effect on June 9. Authorities stated that the operator had breached conditions governing casino operations by engaging in activities beyond the scope of its licensed gaming business. The revocation followed an inspection conducted on May 21 by provincial and municipal authorities together with the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The licence revocation is the latest in a growing list of enforcement actions against casino operators. Earlier this year, Cambodian regulators withdrew the licences of casinos <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-revokes-sihanoukville-casino-licence-after-online-scam-raid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in Sihanoukville<\/a> and other jurisdictions after raids <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-regulator-revokes-casino-license-over-alleged-online-scam-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uncovered alleged online scam operations<\/a> being conducted from within gaming premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/bir-commissioner-continues-to-investigate-pogos-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-revokes-sihanoukville-casino-licence-after-online-scam-raid'>Cambodia revokes Sihanoukville casino licence after online scam raid<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The casino licence was withdrawn after allegations of scam involvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777043506,"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 Roxy Casino's licence in Bavet City, effective June 9, following allegations of its involvement in online scam activities. This enforcement action, stemming from a May 21 inspection, highlights a broader regulatory crackdown on Cambodian casino operators found to be operating beyond their licensed gaming business scope.","focusai_entities":"Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC), Roxy Casino, Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS)","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Bavet City, Svay Rieng province, 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":"Cambodia Regulatory Impact","query":"What are the broader implications of these escalating enforcement actions by the CGMC on the operational viability and investment attractiveness of the Cambodian iGaming sector?"},{"label":"License Revocation Precedent","query":"How does the revocation of Roxy Casino's licence, specifically for alleged online scam involvement, establish a precedent for future regulatory compliance expectations and penalties for other operators in the region?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,24628,158,16333],"tags":[30,29,225],"class_list":["post-777043502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-casino","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043502","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777043502"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777043525,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043502\/revisions\/777043525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777043506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777043502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777043502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777043502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}