The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Cambodia news in English! Here you'll find all the breaking news from Cambodia translated into English for our international readership and expat community to read and comment on. The majority of our news stories are gathered from the local Khmer newspapers, but we also bring you newsworthy media from Cambodia before you read them anywhere else. Because of the huge population of the capital city, most articles are from Phnom Penh, but Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, and Kampot often make the headlines as well. We report on all arrests and deaths of foreigners in Cambodia, and the details often come from the Cambodian police or local Khmer journalists. As an ASEAN news outlet, we also publish regional news and events from our neighboring countries. We also share local Khmer news stories that you won't find in English anywhere else. If you're looking for a certain article, you may use our site's search feature to find it quickly.
User avatar
CEOCambodiaNews
Expatriate
Posts: 62409
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:13 am
Reputation: 4034
Location: CEO Newsroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contact:
Cambodia

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by CEOCambodiaNews »

9 Women Detained in Police Raid on Banana Farm
Image
Cambodia News (Pursat Province): On January 9, 2023, in Brohal village, Pursat province, nine women were caught betting on card games in a police raid at a banana farm. The women were sitting under the trees playing cards when the police swooped in and seized 92 playing cards, and some floormats.
Image
The women were given a lecture by the officers about the evils of gambling, and they all signed an agreement to say they would not gamble any more.
Join the Cambodia Expats Online Telegram Channel: https://t.me/CambodiaExpatsOnline

Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!

Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US

Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY

Follow CEO on social media:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
User avatar
CEOCambodiaNews
Expatriate
Posts: 62409
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:13 am
Reputation: 4034
Location: CEO Newsroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contact:
Cambodia

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by CEOCambodiaNews »

7 Gamblers Arrested: Police Seize 57 Cards and a Cardboard Box
Image
Cambodia News, (Pursat Province): According to the source, on the afternoon of March 13, 2023, at 4:05 PM, five members of the Bakan Administrative Police Force cracked down on a group of women who were playing cards together at the house of Moeun Rith, female, 41 years old, living in Khvav village, Romlech commune, Bakan district, Pursat province.

Image
Image
According to the Bakan district police officer, the seven perpetrators were all women from the village, aged from 38 to 60 years old, and the police raid caught them in the middle of a game of cards.
The district police forces then seized 57 cards and a cardboard box, and the women were taken to the Romlech administrative station to be educated. The village women then signed a contract, promising not to gamble any more in any form, and were allowed to return home to their families.
Join the Cambodia Expats Online Telegram Channel: https://t.me/CambodiaExpatsOnline

Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!

Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US

Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY

Follow CEO on social media:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
User avatar
pissontheroof
Expatriate
Posts: 1896
Joined: Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:12 pm
Reputation: 345
Cambodia

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by pissontheroof »

I can only imagine this happening in USA 🇺🇸. Lawyers , court dates , fines , probation drug testing if anyone is suspected ..
check ins for over a year for sure
I flaunt all laws here without no more than a possible $12.50 fine , which I always tip double anyway

I love it here ❤️
พิซออนเดอรูฟ
User avatar
orichá
Expatriate
Posts: 553
Joined: Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:59 am
Reputation: 282
Location: n/a
Canada

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by orichá »

The poor can't play unless someone pays for them to...

Others with foreign passports have no difficulty gambling.

Interesting "two-social-class" system...

Image
User avatar
pissontheroof
Expatriate
Posts: 1896
Joined: Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:12 pm
Reputation: 345
Cambodia

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by pissontheroof »

orichá wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:11 pm The poor can't play unless someone pays for them to...

Others with foreign passports have no difficulty gambling.

Interesting "two-social-class" system...

Image
nice job smuggling a camera into the casino
พิซออนเดอรูฟ
User avatar
CEOCambodiaNews
Expatriate
Posts: 62409
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:13 am
Reputation: 4034
Location: CEO Newsroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contact:
Cambodia

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by CEOCambodiaNews »

Shameless!
Image
Cambodia News, (Prey Veng Province): It has been reported by local people that some villagers continue to play gambling games in Roka commune, Pearang district, Prey Veng province, and they are not even afraid of the authorities, because they do not hide their gambling. They gather to play cards openly every day, in front of the house, and next to the road.
Image
Image
Regarding the above issue, Mr. Sum Sarin, Roka Commune Police Chief, when informed by phone on the morning of May 21, 2023, said that in the past he has had to go to the villages of Melop and Tnot to break up card playing there. He said that he has already made the villagers sign contracts to stop playing games for money, but if there are still games going on there, he will immediately go to crack down on them again this afternoon, May 21, 2023.
Join the Cambodia Expats Online Telegram Channel: https://t.me/CambodiaExpatsOnline

Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!

Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US

Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY

Follow CEO on social media:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
Tootsfriend
Expatriate
Posts: 1204
Joined: Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:36 am
Reputation: 526
Australia

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by Tootsfriend »

Image

Anyone played that game of Ganzberg ?
schlarry
Expatriate
Posts: 176
Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:02 pm
Reputation: 89
United States of America

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by schlarry »

pczz wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:30 pm
Adam Xie wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:42 am Seriously...you are taking away one the few entertainments left that people could have at country side...whats the purpose for this..
To stop people getting into gambling debt
But predatory microfinancing loans are cool?
User avatar
CEOCambodiaNews
Expatriate
Posts: 62409
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:13 am
Reputation: 4034
Location: CEO Newsroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contact:
Cambodia

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by CEOCambodiaNews »

Image
Cambodia News, (Battambang Province): Colonel Sorn Nil, Police Inspector of Rattanak Mondul District, said this morning, June 7, 2023, that yesterday the criminal force, in cooperation with the Golden Road Administrative Police Force, cracked down on 10 illegal gambling addicts, as they gathered to gamble at Orda village, Meas commune, Rattanak Mondul district, Battambang province.

The police raid netted 10 villagers aged between 30 and 60 years old who were taken to the police post, where they were detained and interrogated, before signing a contract promising to never ever play cards again. After that, the ten gamblers were released to return to their families.
Join the Cambodia Expats Online Telegram Channel: https://t.me/CambodiaExpatsOnline

Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!

Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US

Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY

Follow CEO on social media:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
User avatar
cautious colin
Expatriate
Posts: 1199
Joined: Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:47 am
Reputation: 490
Great Britain

Re: The Crackdown Continues on Cambodian People Playing Cards

Post by cautious colin »

orichá wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:11 pm The poor can't play unless someone pays for them to...

Others with foreign passports have no difficulty gambling.

Interesting "two-social-class" system...

Image
Foreign passports, really?! My khmer missus has happily gambled at Naga. And she didn't look like the only local
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Ahrefs [Bot], Baidu [Spider], Bing [Bot], jaynewcastle, PSD-Kiwi, Semrush [Bot], xandreu and 422 guests