{"id":777048390,"date":"2026-10-08T11:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777048390"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:00:27","slug":"cambodia-to-inspect-casinos-nationwide-for-illegal-online-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-to-inspect-casinos-nationwide-for-illegal-online-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia to inspect casinos nationwide for illegal online gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

24 casinos had reportedly ended online gambling activities following the government\u2019s September 30 deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- Authorities are reportedly preparing joint inspections of casino properties across 16 provinces<\/strong> and capital administrations in Cambodia following the suspension of online gambling nationwide, including operations conducted from licensed casino premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC)<\/strong> and the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS)<\/strong> reportedly agreed on an inspection programme at a meeting on October 5. The operation will involve gambling regulators, police, immigration officials, provincial authorities and prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inspections will focus on casinos suspected of continuing to offer online gambling in breach of their licensing conditions. CGMC secretary-general Yeth Vinel<\/strong> said the regulator would work with the CCOS and other authorities to identify covert operations. Where violations are found, the CGMC can impose regulatory measures while law enforcement agencies pursue possible criminal cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch of inspections follows a September 30 deadline for casinos to end online gambling and betting. Cambodia\u2019s CCOS reported on October 1 that 24 casinos had stopped such operations following previous inspections. Twelve of the casinos were in Preah Sihanouk province<\/strong>, seven in Banteay Meanchey<\/strong> and five in Svay Rieng<\/strong>. Authorities said the operations closed included live-streamed gambling, online football betting, online lotteries and online bird-fighting betting. Equipment used for the activities was dismantled and removed from the casino premises.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Cambodia to suspend online gambling at casinos from October<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

24 casinos had reportedly ended online gambling activities following the government\u2019s September 30 deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"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, led by the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) and the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS), are initiating joint inspections across 16 provinces to enforce the nationwide suspension of online gambling. This follows a September 30 deadline, with 24 casinos already reported to have ceased such activities, impacting various gaming verticals including live-streamed gambling and online sports betting.","focusai_entities":"Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC), Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS), Yeth Vinel","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk province, Banteay Meanchey, Svay Rieng","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Scope","query":"What specific enforcement mechanisms and penalties will the CGMC and CCOS deploy against operators found in breach of the online gambling suspension?"},{"label":"Economic Impact","query":"What is the projected economic impact on Cambodia's casino sector and national revenue following the complete cessation of online gambling operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16333],"tags":[30,29,4138],"class_list":["post-777048390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-casino","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048390","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=777048390"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777048399,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048390\/revisions\/777048399"}],"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=777048390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777048390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777048390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}