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Cambodia is introducing new revenue-based tax model to regulate its gambling industry. The new rules will help Cambodia better oversee its casino industry, which has been a cause of concern for foreign capital, tourists and visitors. Cambodia is on the FATF's grey list.

Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance will apply revenue-based rules for taxes and procedures for commercial gambling business, aka casinos, from December 30, 2022.

Eight bodies found in ruins of Cambodia casino fire. At least 27 people died in the fire, more than 20 people are still missing. The fire broke out in early hours of Thursday and the building was gutted by the afternoon. Many of the victims were Thai. The government is investigating the cause of fire at Grand Diamond City casino and hotel. Cambodia's prime minister has called for better fire safety standards.

25 people have died in a fire at Grand Diamond City casino hotel in western Cambodia. The fire started around midnight Wednesday and was extinguished on Thursday afternoon. Many of the victims were from Thailand. New Year's decorations may have been to blame for the fire. It is illegal to gamble in casinos in Thailand, but many Thais visit neighboring countries such as Cambodia to do so. There were 1,000 customers at the Grand Dividend City hotel. A total of 109 people were injured, including 57 in hospitals. They were treated in Thai hospitals, which has better medical facilities.

Cambodia and China have signed an agreement to improve their joint efforts to stop illegal online gambling and telecommunications scams.

Cambodia and China have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation. The agreement was reached during the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Cambodia last week. It includes efforts to crack down on online gambling and telecommunications scams. Cambodia has a sizeable, licensed casino industry. Vietnam signed a similar agreement with China last month. It was aimed at boosting general tourism from China. A pandemic-related limit on outbound foreign travel was a reason for the Vietnam agreement.

Best online gaming sites accepting players from Cambodia are listed. Online casinos are getting popular across the world. Gamblers in Cambodia want to bet on their favorite games straight from home. Many traditional casinos have been closed due to Covid-19.

Cambodian police have raided more than 10,000 suspected illegal gambling establishments and taken legal action against 127 of them. The raids took place over the course of a month following a recent order from Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen to crackdown on all forms of illegal betting. Authorities have collected evidence to send to court and build a case against 273 people, including 56 foreigners representing 11 nationalities.

Police in Cambodia raided more than 10,000 premises as part of a crackdown on illegal gambling. 127 locations were raided. Prime Minister Hun Sen recently ordered a big push to combat these types of enterprises.

Cambodian police have cracked down more than 10,000 illegal gambling sites and arrested over 200 people over the past month. The crackdown followed the government guidelines. Prime Minister Hun Sen recently ordered a strict crackdown on the scourge of “anarchic” illegal betting. Cambodian Youth Network Association believes the authorities must fully implement the law. They argue that illegal gaming is a major cause of social unrest and crime in Cambodia.

The past month has seen a crackdown on more than 10,000 illegal gambling sites and arrests of over 200 people. The crackdown took place at 127 locations in 11 provincial capitals and other areas. 273 people were sent to court, including 56 foreigners representing 11 nationalities. Prime Minister Hun Sen recently ordered a strict crackdown. He warned of reprimanding officials who fail to implement his instructions. Cambodia Youth Network Association (CYN) Heng Kimhong said the current crackdown followed government guidelines. He added that the authorities are trying to identify the masterminds behind the illegal dens.

Police make arrests in illegal gambling raid in Cambodia and Thailand. Over 550 illegal immigrants were detained in Cambodian police, while 40 were arrested in Thailand as a result of an operation involving several agencies.

91 people arrested and 44 locations raided in Phnom Penh illegal gambling crackdown. PM Hun Sen ordered the crackdown on illegal betting on Saturday. The crackdown lasted for 3 days from September 17-20. 29 Vietnamese lottery sites, 6 illegal cinemas, 4 online gambling sites and 3 online cockfighting venues were raided.

60 Vietnamese nationals escaped from a Cambodian casino where they were allegedly being exploited.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen signed an order on Saturday to crack down on illegal casinos.

Cambodian government needs to put the possibility of banning casinos on the table. Last week, video footage emerged showing Vietnamese nationals fleeing a Kandal province casino where they'd reportedly been held in slavery. The people fled the casino and tried to swim across a river back to Vietnam. According to some reports, a 16-year-old drowned. This took place while the new UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, Vitit Muntarbhorn, was making his maiden visit to the country. There are other casinos in the same country accused of forced labor. Laid-off workers at the NagaWorld casinos have been protesting since December 2021 over layoffs.

Cambodia's communications watchdog blocks 79 websites offering illegal online gambling services. The government has banned online gaming operations within Cambodia from January 2020. Prime Minister Hun Sen said foreigners are using online casinos to cheat their victims. . . The directive put a sudden halt to the issue of new licenses while existing licenses were not renewed.

Eight Thai nationals were stopped by Thai Border Guard Forces on Sunday morning. They were trying to cross the border from Thailand into Cambodia to work in an online casino based in Poipet. Cambodia stopped issuing online gaming licenses from August 2019 and refused to renew existing licenses when they expired on 1 January 2020. The ban was believed to have followed pressure from China. Cambodia temporarily shut down eight provinces bordering Thailand to stop the spread of Delta variant. More than 200,000 Chinese nationals left the country within a month of the ban.

Xu Aimin was sentenced to 10 years in a Chinese prison in 2013 for masterminding an illicit international gambling ring with an estimated turnover of $1.75 billion. He has spent the last eight years building a business empire in Cambodia, including a casino in Sihanoukville. His success is due to political connections in Phnom Penh. Rithy Samnang is the son-in-law of ruling party senator Kok An. Su Zhongjian is a U.S.-sanctioned timber tycoon and confidant of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Cambodia's NagaWorld Casino will reopen on July 8. The operator has received a certificate from the Cambodian Ministry of Health. Cambodia's casinos were ordered to shut down back in April to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The total number of reported COVI-20 cases in Cambodia is 141. Out of that, 131 people have recovered and there has been no death. There are more than 100 land-based casinos in the kingdom.