Cambodia Issues One-Year Report on Online Scam Crackdown Targeting Licensed Casinos
Written by Wendy Perry · Jul 28, 2026
Cambodia Issues One-Year Report on Online Scam Crackdown Targeting Licensed Casinos
The Cambodian government released findings from its one-year report covering operations from June 2025 through June 2026 that detail a nationwide inspection of all 195 licensed casinos and the resulting enforcement measures against facilities linked to online fraud activities.
Inspection Findings Across Licensed Facilities
Officials conducted a complete review of every licensed casino in the country and determined that 72 of the 195 facilities had connections to online scam operations; this assessment formed the basis for subsequent license actions and operational changes at multiple sites. Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith presented the compiled data to the Cabinet during its July 24 meeting where the report outlined specific numbers of licenses affected along with broader enforcement statistics gathered over the twelve-month period.
License Actions and Casino Closures
Authorities revoked 19 casino licenses outright while they suspended another 30 licenses as direct outcomes of the inspection results; an additional 23 casinos ended operations once their existing licenses reached expiration without renewal. These steps reduced the total number of active licensed facilities tied to fraudulent online activities and aligned with the government's stated goal of separating legitimate gaming operations from scam-related networks.
Raids Conducted and Deportation Totals
Enforcement teams carried out raids on 737 scam centers during the same reporting period and processed more than 21,100 deportations of individuals connected to those centers. The report links these figures to coordinated efforts that combined domestic inspections with targeted interventions at identified locations and notes how the raids supported the larger crackdown on online fraud networks operating within or near casino properties.
Government Presentation and Cabinet Review
Prime Minister Hun Manet received the report at the July 24 Cabinet meeting and the document received formal acknowledgment during the session; the presentation included breakdowns of both the casino-specific findings and the wider raid and deportation statistics compiled by relevant ministries. The one-year report one-year report into online scam crackdown (June 2025–June 2026) served as the primary source for these aggregated numbers and highlighted the sequence of inspections that began in mid-2025 and concluded in June 2026.
Strengthened International Cooperation
The report also records expanded collaboration with foreign governments and law enforcement agencies that assisted in identifying cross-border scam operations and facilitating the deportation process. Officials coordinated with international partners to verify the origins of individuals involved in the raided centers and to share intelligence on online fraud schemes that extended beyond Cambodian borders.
Conclusion
The one-year report submitted in July 2026 provides a factual record of inspections across all 195 licensed casinos, the specific license revocations and suspensions that followed, the 737 raids executed, and the more than 21,100 deportations completed during the June 2025 to June 2026 timeframe. These documented actions reflect the Cambodian government's ongoing enforcement campaign against online scam activities connected to casino facilities and mark the measurable outcomes reported to the Cabinet at the end of the review period.