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By The Weekly Edge desk ·
GGRAsia reported, citing Xinhua, that Cambodian inspections found 72 licensed casinos allegedly involved in online fraud. Cambodia-China Times separately reported that 72 venues ceased operating following inspections.
The reports connect casino closures to an official fraud inspection programme.
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Cambodian casino operators face nationwide inspections assessing licence compliance following the order to stop casino-based online betting.
Licensed casino operators face planned scrutiny for possible laundering of scam proceeds in Cambodia’s next cybercrime crackdown phase.
Authorities revoked 18 casino licences to curb online scam operations and suspended nine more while investigations continue.
Cambodia’s anti-scam agency reported closing 18 casinos over online links, with nine further suspensions and licences annulled.
The reported suspension would require land-based casinos across Cambodia to halt their online gambling operations from October.