{"id":7833,"date":"2020-07-05T15:33:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=7833"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:55:25","slug":"permits-to-allow-cambodian-casinos-to-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/permits-to-allow-cambodian-casinos-to-reopen","title":{"rendered":"Permits to allow Cambodian casinos to reopen11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casinos in Cambodia must get a permit from the Ministry of Health to resume operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cambodia.- Cambodian casinos will be allowed to reopen if they obtain permission from the country\u2019s Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The information was posted on social media by government spokesperson Phay Siphan, who said prime minister Hun Sen had made the announcement at a Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The requirements that casinos will have to comply with in order to get the permit were not disclosed and venues in the country remained closed as of the weekend, GGR Asia reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casinos in Cambodia have been <strong><em><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-close-casinos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">closed since April 1<\/a><\/em><\/strong> due to Covid-19 restrictions. Until last year, there were 169 casino licences in the country, with 91 located in Sihanoukville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country is discussing a <strong><em><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-could-get-new-gaming-law-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new law to regulate the gaming industry<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to enable the government to raise more funds from taxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casinos in Cambodia must get a permit from the Ministry of Health to resume operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"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 casinos must secure Ministry of Health permits to resume operations, following an announcement by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Specific reopening requirements remain undisclosed, with venues closed since April 1 due to Covid-19. This development occurs as Cambodia also discusses a new gaming law aimed at increasing tax revenue from the industry.","focusai_entities":"Ministry of Health, Phay Siphan, Hun Sen, GGR Asia","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Sihanoukville","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Permit Requirements Details?","query":"What specific health and safety protocols, operational adjustments, and governance frameworks will Cambodian casinos be required to implement to secure the Ministry of Health's reopening permit?"},{"label":"New Gaming Law Impact?","query":"How will the proposed new gaming law in Cambodia alter the existing B2B\/B2C licensing structure, GGR\/NGR tax rates, and overall regulatory compliance burden for operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[30,12436],"class_list":["post-7833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-cambodia","tag-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7833","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7900,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7833\/revisions\/7900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}