Casino
March 8, 2022
Cambodia Frees 44 Indonesian Victims of Illegal Gambling Syndicate
Cambodia has earned itself a reputation for a place where many tourists and hopeful job seekers are met with the brutality of human-trafficking rings that kidnap victims and force them into illegal activities, such as phone scams, illegal gambling, and worse. Things got so bad over the past couple of months that the United States […]
Industry
February 22, 2022
Man Suffers Gruesome Torture After Refusing to Work For Illegal Gambling Ring
As far as tortures go, this ranks among the top. It can easily be said that if there is one victim, there are many. UnlessCambodian officials are willing to do what’s necessary to break up the gangs behind the activity, more will suffer. A Chinese man who responded to a job ad became a “blood […]
Industry
February 21, 2022
Company Tied to Investor William E. Ford Accused of Torture, Illegal Gambling
Chinese web-based classified ad platform 58.com is under investigation. A Chinese national, responding to an ad on the site, was ultimately kidnapped and tortured for over six weeks after refusing to do a different job than what had been posted. He ended up in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and, instead of working as a bouncer at a […]
Industry
February 17, 2022
Cambodia Shuts Another 15 Illegal Gambling Websites
Cambodia continues to double down on its efforts of keeping the online gambling industry clean. To this end, the country’s telecommunications regulator has been able to suspend access to 15 illegal online lottery websites. Cambodia stopped issuing new online gambling licenses on January 1, 2020, making it clear that interactive gambling would have no place […]
Casino
February 10, 2022
NagaCorp Exec Says China, Junkets Not Important to Recovery
NagaCorp, a beleaguered operator which posted $147 million in losses for its 2021 financial results this Wednesday, and has faced widespread protests in Cambodia against its decision to lay off close to 600 workers, is optimistic about the future of gaming in Asia now that junket operators are going to play a less impactful role […]
Casino
January 4, 2022
Striking Casino Workers at Cambodia’s NagaWorld Face Jail Time
Early last year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodia’s NagaWorld casino resort laid off around 365 employees. It also implemented changes to staff salaries and benefits. The result was a constant battle between the property and employees that culminated in a workers’ strike in December. Although the demonstration was, for the most part, peaceful, […]
Casino
December 28, 2021
Naga World Protesters Demand NagaCorp Obeys Labour Laws
The continuing peaceful demonstrations of former NagaCorp employees in front of Naga World in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, prompted a response from the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, reported The Phnom Penh Post. Protests to Continue Marking a 10th consecutive day of protests, the people at the casino resort demanded a lawful solution to the […]
Business
December 27, 2021
NagaCorp Deferred Award Share Grants to FY2022 or FY2023
NagaCorp, the operator of NagaWorld casino resort in Cambodia, announced in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange that a planned share award program would be further delayed. Share Award Scheme Further Delayed NagaCorp stated in the Friday filing that, due to the prolonged global market disruption caused by the recent developments related to […]
Casino
November 19, 2021
Cambodia’s Police Frees 60 Thai Victims of Casino Human Traffickers
Cambodia is working hard to clean up its reputation for a country where overseas workers become the victims of nefarious parties. With the number of human trafficking going up in the underground online gambling sector and the United States issuing a warning to businesses to think twice before setting up shop in the country, authorities have had […]
Casino
November 17, 2021
Cambodia Shuts Down 79 Illegal Gambling Websites
Cambodia has recently been named in a list of US sanctions, targeting high-government officials and arguing that the country is not a safe harbor for business, especially in the gambling sector. Citing offshore gambling, drugs, and human trafficking, and more, several institutions have issued their concerns publicly. However, Cambodia is determined to clean up its act, starting […]