Cambodia Revokes 18 Prince Group-Linked Casino Licenses as Part of Widening Scam Network Investigations
Cambodia revoked 18 casino licenses tied to the Prince Group scam network, over half of 28 total revocations in the past year. More than US$300 million in accounts were frozen amid FBI and Interpol cooperation. Actions through 31 October 2026 reached 972 locations, with 5,032 suspects charged.
SCCG Take — Enforcement removes illicit casino operations from the licensed market. This raises the compliance bar for remaining operators and signals stricter scrutiny on gaming-criminal overlaps.
Cambodia has revoked the casino licenses of 18 facilities linked to the Prince Group, an alleged scam network whose mastermind was arrested and extradited to China earlier this year. The revocations form part of ongoing probes into criminal networks, conducted with cooperation from agencies including the FBI and Interpol. Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith, head of the Commission for Combating Technology-enabled Scams (CCTC), outlined the steps in a government briefing. Authorities have frozen more than US$300 million in bank accounts together with other assets valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
Scale of License Revocations and Nationwide Enforcement
The 18 Prince Group-linked casinos account for more than half of the total 28 casino licenses revoked over the past year. As reported by Inside Asian Gaming, the CCTC summary states that law enforcement authorities are investigating financial structures, concealed assets, cryptocurrency utilization and casinos which illicit operating online gambling operations under false pretences. Digital evidence extracted from electronic devices is being used to build criminal cases.
As of 31 October 2026, action has been taken at 972 suspected locations nationwide. This has produced 568 cases prepared for court proceedings, 5,032 suspects charged and placed in pretrial detention, and 23,760 foreign nationals repatriated.
International Cooperation Framework
The CCTC summary of the briefing stated: “Cambodia is actively conducting in-depth investigations and building close collaboration with international law enforcement agencies – including the FBI and Interpol – to dismantle these transnational criminal syndicates at their roots.” In September, Cambodia hosted the International Conference on Combating Online Scams (ICCOS). There, 28 nations and seven international organizations signed the Phnom Penh Declaration outlining 11 key commitments aimed at dismantling criminal networks linked to online scam operations.
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