{"id":777048072,"date":"2026-10-01T08:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777048072"},"modified":"2026-10-01T08:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:55:08","slug":"cambodia-casinos-illegal-online-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-casinos-illegal-online-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Cambodian casinos halt online gambling to comply with government deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Authorities said some Cambodian casinos had been exploiting regulatory loopholes to offer online products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Twenty-four Cambodian casinos reportedly stopped online gambling operations by a September 30 enforcement deadline: 12 in Preah Sihanouk, seven in Banteay Meanchey and five in Svay Rieng.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their operations had included live casino games, online sports betting, digital lotteries and virtual cockfighting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cambodia banned online gambling in 2019, but authorities said some casinos continued exploiting regulatory loopholes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cambodia.- Authorities have reportedly <strong>halted online gambling operations at 24 casinos<\/strong> in Cambodia following the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-to-suspend-online-gambling-at-casinos-from-october\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-to-suspend-online-gambling-at-casinos-from-october\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 30 deadline<\/a>. Inspections have reportedly confirmed that online operations ceased at 12 casinos in Preah Sihanouk, seven in Banteay Meanchey and five in Svay Rieng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activities terminated include live-streamed table games, online sports and football betting, digital lotteries, and virtual cockfighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Cambodia banned online gambling in 2019, several operators had exploited regulatory loopholes to run illicit online betting. Authorities warned that any casino continuing to violate the ban after September 30 would face severe legal penalties and forfeit future license renewals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past year, Cambodian authorities investigated 195 licensed casinos, <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-closes-72-casinos-amid-nationwide-crackdown-on-online-scam-operations\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-closes-72-casinos-amid-nationwide-crackdown-on-online-scam-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resulting in at least 72 venues closing<\/a> because their licences were revoked or not renewed. The CGMC is currently developing a new casino &#8220;integrity&#8221; evaluation framework intended to serve as a mandatory benchmark for future licence approvals and renewals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, slightly more than 100 land-based casinos continue to operate legally in Cambodia.<\/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\/2025\/10\/dc5ce73d-ea59-4d80-b925-7d43561b7f71-300x200.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\/singapore-tightens-casino-rules-with-new-measures-on-digital-gaming-and-crime\">Singapore tightens casino rules with new measures on digital gaming and crime<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities said some Cambodian casinos had been exploiting regulatory loopholes to offer online products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777048081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Cambodian authorities have enforced the 2019 online gambling ban, leading to 24 casinos ceasing illicit online operations by the September 30 deadline. This action follows investigations into regulatory loopholes and precedes the development of a new casino \"integrity\" evaluation framework for future licensing.","focusai_entities":"CGMC","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk, Banteay Meanchey, Svay Rieng, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact of Integrity Framework?","query":"How will Cambodia's new casino 'integrity' evaluation framework alter the landscape for existing licensed operators and prospective market entrants?"},{"label":"Economic Fallout of Ban?","query":"What are the projected economic ramifications for Cambodia's gaming sector following the cessation of online operations and the closure of 72 venues?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[30,4138],"class_list":["post-777048072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048072","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=777048072"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777048088,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048072\/revisions\/777048088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777048081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777048072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777048072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777048072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}