Cambodia’s Anti-Scam Agency Annuls Licenses of 18 Casinos and Suspends Nine More Over Online Fraud Links
TL;DR — Cambodia’s CCTC has annulled licenses of 18 casinos and suspended nine more over online scam links. The actions are part of a campaign clearing over 600 scam locations, following Amnesty International criticism on human rights and renewed licenses for 12 casinos. The government has now made combating such scams a top priority.
SCCG Take — License revocations and asset seizure powers tied to scam enforcement raise compliance risks for Cambodian casino operators while signaling sustained regulatory focus.
Cambodia’s anti-scam agency has annulled the licences of 18 casinos nationwide and suspended those of nine more pending further investigation. These steps by the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Technology-enabled Scams (CCTC) form part of a campaign that has eradicated online scam activities at more than 600 locations.
The 18 casinos affected are KMH Paradise Tower Casino and Hotel, Eagle King Casino, Orchid Hotel and Rich Casino, Shanghai Resort, Golden Galaxy Casino, Le Zheng Casino, Golden Fortune Resort World Casino, Casino Me, Jin Pei Group, Jin Pei, Zhonghewei Golden Sen International Entertainment Casino, GC Casino, Da Jin Kang Casino & Hotel, Gan Dao, Ying Hong Casino, Jin Pei Bun Casino, Sin Kaew Pik Casino and Jin Yu Men Tang Casino. As reported by Inside Asian Gaming, Chhay Sinarith, Senior Minister in Charge of Special Missions, Deputy Permanent Secretary and Head of the Commission for Combatting Online Scams (COCC), explained that the CCTC worked closely with the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) and other authorities to monitor suspect sites. Sinarith noted the group holds power to freeze and confiscate assets of owners or shareholders tied to online scams.
International Scrutiny and Government Priority
Human rights group Amnesty International earlier this year accused Cambodia of renewing the licenses of 12 Cambodian casinos despite alleged evidence of severe human rights abuses within their confines. In response, the Cambodian government designated the combat of casinos running scam operations as a top priority.
This sequence of license annulments, suspensions and asset powers shows authorities directly linking gaming approvals to scam prevention. The priority status assigned to the issue indicates further enforcement against connected operations remains likely in the near term.
Reporting: Inside Asian Gaming
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Cambodia is tying gaming licenses directly to scam enforcement, signaling sustained regulatory risk for operators in the market.
We've watched Cambodia's gaming market grow for decades, but this wave of revocations—18 licenses gone, nine suspended, asset seizure powers deployed—marks a fundamental shift. After Amnesty International called out human rights abuses, Phnom Penh made scam eradication a top priority. If you're operating or considering Cambodia, compliance just became existential.
- 18 casino licenses annulled, nine suspended as part of 600+ scam location clearances
- Authorities empowered to freeze and confiscate assets tied to online scam operations
- Government elevated scam combat to top priority following Amnesty International criticism
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