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By The Weekly Edge desk ·
iGamingToday reported that Cambodian authorities closed 72 casinos following inspections connected with online scams and related crime. The report cited a government release and a separate internal document.
The closures reduce the number of operating venues affected by the inspections.
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Cambodia’s anti-scam agency reported closing 18 casinos over online links, with nine further suspensions and licences annulled.
The reported suspension would require land-based casinos across Cambodia to halt their online gambling operations from October.