TLDR Cambodia revoked 20 casino licenses and suspended 29 more as part of a nationwide scam crackdown. Authorities acted against 751 scam facilities in total, with 605 already shut down. Courts received 388 cases involving 4,147 suspects from 27 nationalities between July 2025 and July 2026. Officials say scam centers operate as organized criminal networks using encrypted apps and VoIP calls. Cambodia’s tourism arrivals fell 47.8% in the first five months of 2026 amid the ongoing scrutiny.
Cambodia has revoked the licenses of 20 casinos as part of a nationwide crackdown on online scam centers. Another 29 casino licenses have been suspended while investigations continue.
The information came from the Secretariat of the Ad Hoc Commission for Combating Online Scams. The state news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse reported the details.
Authorities have taken action against 751 scam facilities across the country. Of these, 605 have already been shut down.
Investigators reviewed all 195 licensed casinos operating in Cambodia. The review was part of a wider effort to find links between casinos and scam operations.
Cases Sent To Courts
Courts received 388 cases for trial between July 2025 and July 31, 2026. These cases involved 4,147 suspects from 27 different nationalities.
The prosecutions followed Cambodian law. Officials did not release a breakdown of suspects by nationality.
The report also did not name which casinos were tied to specific cases. No details were given about individual charges.
Touch Sokhak, deputy spokesperson for Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior, said the results show the government’s effort to fight online scams. He said Cambodia should not become a base for money laundering or technology crime.
How The Scam Networks Operate
Sokhak said the Anti-Cyber Crime Department found that these scam centers work as organized criminal networks. He said they are not run like
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