Cambodia

AG2 Expands Global Footprint with Seven New Licenses and International Offices

Aruze Gaming Global (AG2), a casino equipment manufacturer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has announced significant strides in its expansion across North America and Asia, having successfully met the stringent req...

World Poker Tour Plans to Bring the Tournament Back to Macau in 2024

The World Poker Tour (WPT), an international gaming and entertainment TV attraction, is looking to include Asian gambling hub Macau in its schedule of poker tournaments for the forthcoming period. The brand’s C...

Singapore Police Seized $1.8 Billion in the Anti-Money Laundering Blitz

The biggest anti-money laundering case in Singapore has resulted in the seizure of assets worth almost S$2.4 billion ($1.76 billion) following the simultaneous raid of 400 police officers in the city that broug...

Cambodian 2021 Gambling Law Brought the Number of Licensed Casinos to 87

Cambodian Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC), the governmental body in charge of regulating the gambling market in the country, has reportedly issued a total of 87 casino licenses since 2021, when...

NagaCorp’s Cambodian Casino Project Completion Pushed from 2025 to 2029

A prominent real-estate developer and casino operator, NagaCorp Ltd, announced the delay in completing the latest Cambodian gaming project. The construction of the Naga 3 facility scheduled to complement the Na...

Cambodia applies fresh revenue-based tax model for casinos

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

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

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...