Cambodia revokes 18 Prince-linked casino licences as scam crackdown rolls on
Cambodia revoked 18 casino licences linked to the Prince Group network and froze over $300 million in a nationwide crackdown on online scams.Summary
Cambodian authorities have revoked 18 casino licences linked to the Prince Group network and suspended 10 others as part of a nationwide crackdown on online scams. Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith, head of the Commission for Combating Technology-enabled Scams (CCTC), disclosed the measures during a briefing for foreign diplomats and international organisations. Authorities have frozen more than $300 million in bank accounts and seized movable and immovable assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Cambodia is cooperating with the FBI and Interpol to investigate the financial infrastructure behind scam operations, including concealed assets and cryptocurrency use. Between July 1, 2025, and October 31, 2026, authorities raided 972 suspected locations, prepared 568 cases for court, charged and detained 5,032 suspects, and repatriated 23,760 foreign nationals from 38 countries. Sinarith distinguished trafficking victims from voluntary participants, stating that those who willingly engaged in scams would face legal action. The government reaffirmed its commitment to the 11 action points of the Phnom Penh Declaration and appealed for international cooperation and evidence to dismantle transnational criminal networks.
(Source：The Star)