24 Cambodia Casinos Stop Online Gambling After Sep 30 Deadline

The Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams said the checks covered 12 casinos in Preah Sihanouk, seven in Banteay Meanchey and five in Svay Rieng. The inspections were carried out with the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia, provincial authorities and courts, according to the October 1 government report.

Officials found equipment used for livestream gambling, online football betting, lotteries and online bird-fighting betting. The equipment and related material were dismantled or removed.

Half of the Inspected Casinos Were in Preah Sihanouk

Preah Sihanouk accounted for 12 of the 24 casinos in the latest operation. Banteay Meanchey had seven and Svay Rieng five. The government report does not say that all 24 casinos closed. Its wording is narrower: the properties stopped their online gambling and online betting activities.

Cambodia is still allowing licensed land-based casinos. Online gambling, however, is prohibited both inside casino premises and elsewhere.

Authorities also warned that any operation continuing past the September 30 deadline would face legal action.

The 24 Should Not Be Added to the Licence Numbers

By September 2026, Cambodia had revoked 18 casino licences linked to online-scam activity and suspended nine more while investigations continued. The October 1 report does not say whether those casinos overlap with the 24 properties that stopped online gambling after the deadline. The figures therefore cannot be combined into a single total.

It also cites more than 600 locations cleared during the wider anti-scam campaign. That number covers suspected scam sites nationwide, not casinos.

Checks Followed the September 30 Deadline

The cutoff itself was already known. 15M reported on September 19 that Cambodia was reviewing more than 100 operating casinos ahead of the September 30 deadline. The October 1 report gives a post-deadline update.

The enforcement process can also reach assets. Cambodia’s Financial Intelligence Unit is involved in freezing, seizure and confiscation procedures where casino owners or shareholders are linked to technology-related scam offences.

Authorities said inspections will continue at the affected properties and elsewhere in the country.