{"id":11239,"date":"2026-09-09T04:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T04:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/cambodia-suspends-online-gambling-at-casinos-from-october\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T04:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T04:10:07","slug":"cambodia-suspends-online-gambling-at-casinos-from-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/cambodia-suspends-online-gambling-at-casinos-from-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia Suspends Online Gambling at Casinos From October"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Cambodia will suspend online gambling operations at all land based casinos from October as authorities tighten controls over casino linked cash flows and technology based crime.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Sar Sokha said Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered the nationwide suspension after authorities found that live streamed gambling from casinos made financial activity harder to monitor.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The suspension takes effect across Cambodian casinos from October.<\/li>\n<li>Casinos that continue live streamed online gambling risk licence revocation and legal action.<\/li>\n<li>Cambodia has also started developing a new integrity and quality framework for casino licence renewals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>Cambodia Targets Casino Linked Online Gambling<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The restriction focuses on live dealer and online gambling activity operated from licensed casino properties.<\/p>\n<p>Sar Sokha said authorities found that live streamed gambling complicated efforts to trace money and investigate technology related scams. The government plans to keep the suspension in place until regulators establish tighter safeguards and a clearer management system.<\/p>\n<p>Licensed casinos that ignore the order could lose their licences and face further legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Cambodia already prohibits conventional online gambling. A government directive issued in 2019 stopped new online gambling licences and ended renewals for existing permits from 2020. Licensed casinos later continued some live dealer streaming aimed at overseas customers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Casino Review Comes During Wider Scam Campaign<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The October suspension arrives alongside a broader review of casino licensing.<\/p>\n<p>The Commercial Gambling Management Commission is preparing an integrity and quality evaluation framework that will set minimum suitability conditions for casino licence renewals. Regulators discussed the framework on September 4, although no final criteria or implementation date have been published.<\/p>\n<p>Cambodian authorities have already taken action against casino operators during the wider anti scam campaign. Reporting in August said 20 casino licences had been revoked and another 29 suspended following reviews of 195 licensed casinos.<\/p>\n<p>The government also says it investigated 793 suspected scam locations and raided 624 between July 2025 and August 2026. Authorities recently claimed large scale online scam compounds had been eliminated, although outside groups continue to question whether all operations have disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>Online gambling restrictions have long been tied to those concerns. The 2019 ban followed government claims that criminal groups were using online gambling operations as a cover for telecom fraud and extortion.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/cambodia-suspends-online-gambling-at-casinos-from-october\/\">Cambodia Suspends Online Gambling at Casinos From October<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cambodia will suspend online gambling operations at all land based casinos from October as authorities tighten controls over casino linked cash flows and technology based crime. Interior Minister Sar Sokha said Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered the nationwide suspension after authorities found that live streamed gambling from casinos made financial activity harder to monitor. 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