{"id":777047231,"date":"2026-09-10T11:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777047231"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:49:54","slug":"cambodia-cancels-18-casino-licences-over-scam-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-cancels-18-casino-licences-over-scam-links","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia cancels 18 casino licences over scam links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Casino owners and shareholders could also face asset freezes or confiscation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- The licences of 18 casinos<\/strong> have been revoked over alleged links to scam activities. Nine others have been suspended while investigations continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The measures were announced by the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS)<\/strong>, which has been working with the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC)<\/strong>, judicial police, prosecutors, courts, and the Cambodian Financial Intelligence Unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 18 casinos whose licences have been revoked are KMH Paradise Tower Casino & Hotel, Eagle King Casino, Orchid Hotel & Rich Casino, Shanghai Resort, Golden Galaxy Casino, Roxy Hotel & Casino, Golden Fortune Resorts World Casino, Knhom Casino, Jin Bei Group, Jin Bei Casino, Zhong Huawei Golden Sand International Entertainment, G.C Casino, Da Jin Kang Casino & Hotel, Gang Dao Casino, Ying Huang Casino, Jin Bei 4 Casino, Xin Hao Peak Casino and Jin Yu Man Tang Casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials are still investigating the nine suspended casinos, which could also face licence revocation. The CCOS said assets belonging to casino owners or shareholders involved in scam-related offences could be frozen or confiscated. Enforcement operations have targetted more than 600 locations since July 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government is preparing to suspend online gambling at casinos from October. Interior Minister Sar Sokha<\/strong> previously said the measure was aimed at tackling scams, suspicious financial transactions, and the misuse of casino premises for illegal 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> Cambodia revokes Casino Kchom licence after online scam findings<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casino owners and shareholders could also face asset freezes or confiscation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777042540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Cambodia's Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS), in collaboration with the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) and other agencies, has revoked 18 casino licenses and suspended 9 others due to alleged links to online scam activities. This significant regulatory enforcement includes potential asset freezes for involved owners and precedes a broader suspension of online gambling at casinos from October, aiming to combat illicit financial transactions and misuse of premises.","focusai_entities":"Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS), Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC), Cambodian Financial Intelligence Unit, Sar Sokha, KMH Paradise Tower Casino & Hotel, Eagle King Casino, Orchid Hotel & Rich Casino, Shanghai Resort, Golden Galaxy Casino, Roxy Hotel & Casino, Golden Fortune Resorts World Casino, Knhom Casino, Jin Bei Group, Jin Bei Casino, Zhong Huawei Golden Sand International Entertainment, G.C Casino, Da Jin Kang Casino & Hotel, Gang Dao Casino, Ying Huang Casino, Jin Bei 4 Casino, Xin Hao Peak Casino, Jin Yu Man Tang Casino","focusai_location":"Cambodia","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 (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cambodia Regulatory Impact","query":"What are the projected GGR and NGR impacts on the Cambodian gaming market following these extensive license revocations and the impending suspension of online gambling at casinos?"},{"label":"Asset Forfeiture Precedent","query":"How might the precedent of asset freezes and confiscation for casino owners involved in scam activities influence future foreign direct investment and governance frameworks within Cambodia's gaming sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[30,23911,225],"class_list":["post-777047231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047231","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=777047231"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777047238,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047231\/revisions\/777047238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777042540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777047231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777047231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777047231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}