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Cambodia applies fresh revenue-based tax model for casinos

January 10, 2023

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From December 30, 2022, Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) began applying the latest revenue-based rules for taxes and procedures for commercial gambling business, aka casinos, to the self-proclai...

Cambodia’s illegal gambling clampdown sees 606 arrested and 231 businesses closed since September

Marija Malenovic

January 3, 2023

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As Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly announced a clampdown on non-legal gambling on September 15, 2022, Cambodian law enforcement agencies closed 231 illegal gambling enterprises and apprehended 606 people includ...

Cambodia’s Grand Diamond City Casino and Hotel on Fire; Many People Dead and Missing

Marija Malenovic

December 29, 2022

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A major fire broke out at the Grand Diamond City Casino and Hotel in Poipet, Cambodia. However, news agencies have different opinions on how many people died in the fire. Some say 16, some 19, some 10 but one t...

Cambodia-China solidify partnership to stop online gambling scams

Marija Malenovic

November 14, 2022

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Cambodia and China solidify their partnership with an agreement to improve their joint efforts to stop online gambling and telecommunications scams. This very productive deal was announced to the public last we...

Cambodia issues new guidelines on the operation of commercial casinos

Adam Morgan

October 24, 2022

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As part of its campaign to crack down on the supposedly growing prevalence of illegal gambling operations and the government of Cambodia has reportedly issued a new set of guidelines for all licensed commercial...

Police in Cambodia and Thailand make arrests in anti-gambling crackdown

Sadonna Price

September 27, 2022

Cambodia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Crime, Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia have been subject to major crackdowns of anti-gambling activity in recent weeks, with police making arrests in both areas. Over 550 illegal immigrants were detained in Cambodia while 40 we...

Cambodian casino industry experiencing slow coronavirus recovery

Adam Morgan

July 13, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Cambodia, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Taxation

The government of Cambodia has reportedly revealed that only ten percent of the nation’s licensed casinos were open at the end of last month owing to a continuing coronavirus-related drop in international touri...

Century Entertainment International plans September launch for table games in Cambodia

Sadonna Price

July 1, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Casino project updates

Century Entertainment International Holdings Ltd., a Hong-Kong listed company, is hopeful that by September, its new gaming table business will begin in Cambodia. The company has plans to launch games in Dara S...

Industrial action due to hit NagaWorld from Sunday

Adam Morgan

December 16, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations

In Cambodia and a local labor union has reportedly announced that its members with jobs at the gambling-friendly NagaWorld facility will be going on strike from Sunday as part of a row over pay and recent staff...

United States government issues Cambodia casino investment warning

Adam Morgan

November 12, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Crime, Financial Fraud

The government of the United States has reportedly warned domestic companies and individuals that they should refrain from investing in certain sections of the Cambodian economy including its burgeoning casino ...

Pricey third-quarter plunge for Donaco International Limited

Adam Morgan

October 29, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Vietnam

Asian casino operator Donaco International Limited has reportedly announced that it burned through $380,408 per month over the course of the third quarter as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Acco...

NagaWorld officially re-opened with coronavirus precautions

Adam Morgan

October 4, 2021

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Asian casino operator NagaCorp Limited has reportedly announced that its giant NagaWorld facility in Cambodia has been officially re-opened following an over six-month closure brought on by the coronavirus pand...

Uncertain future for Century Entertainment International Holdings Limited

Adam Morgan

June 30, 2021

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Asian casino and entertainments firm Century Entertainment International Holdings Limited has reportedly revealed that its loss for the twelve months to the end of March grew by almost 13% year-on-year to top $...

Profit warning for Century Entertainment International Holdings Limited

Adam Morgan

June 21, 2021

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Asian casino and entertainments firm Century Entertainment International Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it is soon expecting to detail a net deficit for the twelve months to the end of last Marc...

NagaCorp Limited institutes Cambodian cost-cutting program

Adam Morgan

June 7, 2021

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Asian casino operator NagaCorp Limited has reportedly announced the implementation of a series of ‘proactive measures’ concerning its NagaWorld facility in Cambodia that are to involve extensive job lay-offs an...