Casino
August 1, 2022
Sihanoukville Casino Shooting, Two Dead, One Injured, Three Suspects Held Hours Later
Cambodia continues to fuel the narrative of its Chinese transnational crime problem with local news reporting a shooting inside a casino complex where two Chinese nationals were murdered and one was injured, and the three suspects are all Chinese as well. Casino Shooting Sees Two Dead, Suspects Quickly Identified Preah Sihanouk, the coastal Cambodian city […]
Casino
July 14, 2022
Cambodia’s Casinos Generate 8% of Expected Tax Revenue
The Commercial Gambling Committee of Cambodia (CGCC) has provided a look into the operational results of the country’s casinos over the six months ending on June 30, 2022. The regulator said that the casino’s cumulative output fell utterly short of hoped-for results and came to just 8% of the amount required by law. Casino closures […]
Industry
July 11, 2022
Cambodia Drops Restrictions for Unvaccinated Travelers
As Macau heads into another lockdown with casinos defunct through July 18, Cambodia is showing resilience and the country is already lifting additional travel restrictions on unvaccinated arrivals. Starting today, Cambodia will no longer expect unvaccinated tourists and visitors to the country to self-quarantine in hotels but still have to show a rapid-antigen test when […]
Casino
July 1, 2022
Century Entertainment to Run Table Games in Cambodia
Century Entertainment International Holdings, a gaming and entertainment investment company, just shared its results for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The report also outlined the business’ plans of launching gaming tables in Cambodia. Century Entertainment to Launch Table Games in Dara Sakor Yesterday, Century Entertainment posted its financial results for the previous year. Judging from the […]
Industry
May 13, 2022
Cambodia Border Casinos Lack Manpower to Reopen
Casinos at Cambodia’s borders have been hit with quite a unique problem as local media reports that they are facing labor shortages. That is the reason why they remain closed and they struggle to resume their operations. COVID-19 Cases Have Dropped, but Casinos in Poipet and Bavet Are Still Closed The main reason why border […]
Casino
May 2, 2022
Donaco International Ltd Set to Reopen Star Vegas in Cambodia
Donaco International Ltd has announced that it will continue its operations at Star Vegas as it awaits final approval from the government of Cambodia. Star Vegas is located in the vicinity of the border with Thailand, in a city called Poipet. Star Vegas Closed Its Doors in April 2021 After reporting losses of AU$530,000 ($373,000) […]
Industry
April 4, 2022
NagaCorp Reports Strong 1Q2022, Preliminary Results Say
NagaCorp, the company that operates NagaWorld located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, announced its unaudited financial results covering the period that ended March 31, 2022. NagaCorp on Its Way to Financial Rebound Last year, the company has seen difficulties mainly because of COVID-related closures. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NagaCorp had to temporarily suspend its operations […]
Casino
March 31, 2022
Malaysians Forced to Work for a Cambodian Gambling Syndicate
While Western regulators’ usual concerns are integrity and preventing money laundering, certain countries in other regions have it tougher – in Cambodia, for example, gambling crime is much more often associated with heinous crimes such as kidnappings and torture. According to the local news outlet Khmer Times, over 100 Malaysians are currently held hostage by […]
Casino
March 15, 2022
Cambodia Court Released Eight Women LRSU Activists on Bail
Cambodian authorities released eight of the trade union members detained in January and February this year after the country was condemned for human rights violations by the UN. Ending Repression against LRSU Activists The conflict between the Labour Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees (LRSU) of NagaWorld and NagaCorp around the unlawful layoff of 365 […]
Casino
March 10, 2022
NagaWorld Protests Finally Attract Senior Officials’ Attention
The ongoing NagaWorld casino workers protest in Cambodia has finally attracted the government’s attention, reported The Phnom Penh Post, stating the country’s Minister of Interior Sar Kheng decided to bring up the subject in a meeting with other government ministers. Government Officials to Discuss the Protests The Minister of Interior will host the meeting following […]