The Khmer Times<\/em> recently claimed the government granted land-based 150 gambling licenses in 2018. The regime has been accused of corruption in relation to land deals with foreign investors that have resulted in the forced evictions of thousands of villagers.<\/p>\nCambodia, like the Philippines, has relaxed visa restrictions on Chinese citizens entering the country, making it easy for Mandarin speakers from China to flock there to work in the land-based and online gambling industries.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Beijing has discouraged Chinese companies from investing in gaming industries abroad, describing such ventures as \u201cirrational\u201d pursuits, which, \u201cinstead of boosting the domestic economy, [have] triggered capital outflows and shook financial security.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to The<\/em> Phnom Penh Post<\/em>, the Chinese government \u201cexpressed support\u201d for Cambodia\u2019s decision to ban online gambling and said it \u201cstands ready to work with Cambodia to take effective measures to deepen law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said his country will end all online gambling by the end of this year, bowing to pressure from the Chinese government. The announcement followed the news last month — significantly, first reported in Chinese state media — that the country\u2019s regulator would cease issuing remote gaming licenses to operators. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":113883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Cambodia Bows to Beijing Pressure: Online Gambling Gone by Year's End<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n