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CNMI proposal to legalize online gambling “another desperate attempt”: Ben Lee

According to recent reports, lawmakers in CNMI are pushing for a new revenue stream, looking to online gaming. This comes as the multi-billion-dollar Imperial Pacific International (IPI) casino-resort operator faces calls for dissolution, with investors and creditors coming calling. The operator currently holds a monopoly for casino gaming on the…
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Still at it: More foreigners detained in S’ville over online gambling

Amid the claim that job scam operations in Preah Sihanouk province's Sihanoukville are on the wane, some 233 foreigners, 35 of whom were women, were rounded up in operations against illegal online gambling in the city between November 30 and Friday. Preah Sihanouk provincial police chief Major General Chuon Narin said several illegal Vietnamese…
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Over 90% of Cambodian illegal gambling shut down

Over 90% of illegal gambling business owners in Cambodia have ceased trading after police launched an eight-day nationwide operation, as reported by The Phnom Penh Post. Officers are reportedly still suppressing operations throughout the country, along with stepping up their efforts to educate the general public about the dangers of gambling. On…
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Over 90% of Cambodian illegal gambling shut down
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Cambodian Illegal Gambling Scene Almost Completely Shut Down

Cambodia is on a full-on large-scale war against illegal gambling nationwide. The police have reportedly been conducting an operation throughout the entire country for more than a week now, and the results are astounding, at least according to reports citing local authorities. No matter how successful these operations may sound, it still leaves a…
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‘90 per cent’ of gambling closed down, says official

Police arrest gamblers in the capital's Toul Kork district last month. POLICE More than 90 per cent of illegal business owners have ceased their activities after police launched an eight-day nationwide crackdown. Officers are continuing to suppress operations and have stepped up efforts to educate the public about the dangers of gambling. Sok Phal,…
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‘90 per cent’ of gambling closed down, says official
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Police make arrests in illegal gambling raid in Cambodia and Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia have been subject to major crackdowns of anti-gambling activity in recent weeks, with police making arrests in both areas. Over 550 illegal immigrants were detained in Cambodia while 40 were arrested in Thailand. The arrests were a result of an operation involving several agencies and were connected to raids on illegal…
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Police make arrests in illegal gambling raid in Cambodia and Thailand
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414 ‘illegal’ foreigners discovered in latest Sihanoukville incarceration, torture, human trafficking and illegal online gambling raid

The extent of the massive crackdown in Sihanoukville became apparent after authorities reported that they had discovered over 400 foreigners illegally working in a compound in Sihanoukville Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration revealed the details of the three-day operation from 19 to 21 September 2022 to inspect "Galaxy World Company" located…
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541 foreigners without work permits detained in Sihanoukville incarceration, torture, human trafficking and illegal online gambling raid

Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration has revealed the details of a four-day operation from 18 to 21 September 2022 to inspect "Paw Yong Technology" in Sihanoukville on suspicion of incarceration, torture, human trafficking and illegal online gambling. The Sihanoukville Provincial Administration said that during the four-day operation on the…
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541 foreigners without work permits detained in Sihanoukville incarceration, torture, human trafficking and illegal online gambling raid
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91 arrested and 44 locations raided in Phnom Penh illegal gambling crackdown

As the widespread crackdown - ordered by PM Hun Sen on Saturday- against illegal gambling in Cambodia continues, Phnom Penh authorities have revealed the scale of the crime blitz in the capital Colonel San Sok Seiha, spokesman for the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, said that the Phnom Penh Municipal Unity Command cracked down on a total of 44…
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91 arrested and 44 locations raided in Phnom Penh illegal gambling crackdown
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Cambodian police rescue Vietnamese woman from gambling company

Vietnamese escapees from a Cambodian casino rest at a house in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam, August 19, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Tai Police in Cambodia's Sihanoukville City said they rescued a Vietnamese woman from an online gambling firm on Friday as part of a crackdown on illegal labor and human trafficking. The woman, whose identity…
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Cambodian Prime Minister Launches New Volley Against Illegal Gambling

After rumors surfaced that Cambodia would crack down on illegal casinos and the other criminal activity surrounding it, an order finally came on Saturday signed by the country's prime minister, Hun Sen. The order essentially tells authorities and police to look into any officials that may have been complicit or failed to act in the face of…
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400 foreigners reported to have been detained in Sihanoukville online gambling raid

Reports are coming in that over 400 foreigners were detained in a massive crackdown on illegal online gambling in Sihanoukville yesterday. Full details have not yet been released, but information states that the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administrative Unity Command cooperated with the Central Security Department of the General Commission of the…
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400 foreigners reported to have been detained in Sihanoukville online gambling raid
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Should Cambodia Ban Casinos?

To quickly answer the question posed in my headline: not yet. But the Cambodian government needs to at least put this possibility on the table, to set a fire under the feet of the casino owners. A statement must be made by Phnom Penh that casinos have less than 12 months to turn the current dire situation around. If they fail, then regular gambling…
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Cambodia renews 47 casino licenses in bid to boost sector

Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) says it has renewed 47 casino licenses and another seven games of chance licenses as it looks to help the gaming sector rebuild from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The update, provided by the Ministry's General Secretariat of Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) on…
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Gambling with Thailand's future

Whether you support it or not, betting and gambling dens have been commonplace in much of Thailand for a long time, despite authorities' attempts to stamp it out. Thai people love playing cards and betting on sports, particularly football and cockfighting, although gambling is currently illegal here. Casinos in the border town of Poipet, Cambodia,…
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Gambling with Thailand's future
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Covid-19, gambling ban leave S’ville biz sulking

Covid-19 and the ban on online gambling have left several businesses in Cambodia's coastal city Sihanoukville sulking with over 1500 multi-million building projects reportedly abandoned midway by investors. The city had a thriving gambling business from 2015 to 2019, but the government suddenly clamped a ban on it in August 2019, forcing many of…
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Century Entertainment Expects Opening of New Cambodian Casino in October

Century Entertainment International Holdings has revealed that it is expecting the opening of a new integrated resort (IR) in Dara Sakor in October after multiple delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Century has a deal with Lion King Entertainment to operate four gaming tables at the new venue, mainly operating baccarat. The company had previously…
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An estimated 1,000 Thai nationals in clutches of online gambling syndicates in Cambodia

It is estimated that there are at least 1000 more Thais who remain in Cambodia as alleged forced workers and were in need of help. This was revealed by Assistant national police chief Surachate Hakparn kast Thursday after overseeing the rescue of some 500 Thai nationals from several parts of Cambodia, who had been duped into working for supposedly…
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An estimated 1,000 Thai nationals in clutches of online gambling syndicates in Cambodia
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Century Entertainment granted two gaming tables as Ng Man Sun opens new casino in Cambodia’s Dara Sakor

Hong Kong-listed Century Entertainment International Holdings Ltd says it has been assigned two gaming tables, with more expected to follow, to be operated by the company as part of an agreement related to a new casino in Dara Sakor, Cambodia. The casino in question is run by Century Entertainment's own Chairman and CEO, Ng Man Sun, who commenced…
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Century Entertainment granted two gaming tables as Ng Man Sun opens new casino in Cambodia’s Dara Sakor
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Cambodia casino biz with high risk of illicit activity: U.S. govt

Proliferation of casino licences in Cambodia has increased the risk of money-laundering and other financial crimes in that country, says an advisory report from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Department of Commerce. "The UN Office on Drugs and Crime noted that between 2014 and 2019, casino licences in…
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Cambodia casino biz with high risk of illicit activity: U.S. govt
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US companies warned against investing in Cambodia’s casino and financial sectors on trafficking, money laundering concerns

The US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury and US Department of Commerce have issued a joint advisory cautioning American companies either operating in or considering operating in Cambodia against interactions with certain entities and sectors of concern, including the casino industry. The advisory highlights Illicit finance…
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US companies warned against investing in Cambodia’s casino and financial sectors on trafficking, money laundering concerns
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Illegal Casinos Keep Trafficking People in Cambodia

Lured on a false promise of a well-paid job, three Cambodian workers have been held captive by a human trafficker at an illegal casino site in Sihanoukville in the west of the country. The report, which comes from Radio Free Asia, depicts the latest in a series of disturbing incidents taking place in the no man's land where gambling operations have…
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Illegal Casinos Keep Trafficking People in Cambodia
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20 Thai online casino workers detained for illegal entry

Immigration police have detained 20 Thai workers who crossed border illegally to work at an online casino in Preah Sihanouk province. The Thai nationals were arrested for illegal entry on Friday in Sihanoukville and are awaiting deportation through Phnom Penh. General Department of Immigration spokesman General Keo Vannthan told Khmer…
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20 Thai online casino workers detained for illegal entry
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CDC rejects Al Jazeera claims of casinos in SEZ’s

The Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) has rejected outright, an international news report alleging that "many" casinos operate within Cambodian Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Qatar-based Al Jazeera released an article titled "Cambodia's nightlife scene tests Covid success" raising concerns about human trafficking, underaged sex workers in…
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CDC rejects Al Jazeera claims of casinos in SEZ’s
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History of Gambling in Cambodia

Gambling has been around since people began to settle in groups. Ancient China provides the first definite evidence. Keno slips, a form of lottery currency, were used in China to pay governmental construction around 200 BC. Since then, the gambling forms have evolved tremendously as the entertainment business has exploded. Today gambling is a 500+…
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History of Gambling in Cambodia
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Wanted Chinese Kingpin Owns Casino With Cambodian Senator's Son-in-Law

Political connections in Cambodia have allowed a major Chinese fugitive to elude jail while building a business empire, an investigation by RFA has found. 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. Rather than do the time for…
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Wanted Chinese Kingpin Owns Casino With Cambodian Senator's Son-in-Law
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First-quarter launch expectation for Cambodian casino

Century Entertainment International Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to launch high-end gaming table operations at a new casino in southwest Cambodia before the end of March. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the Hong Kong-listed firm revealed that the coming facility is set to debut in the Dara Sakor…
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