phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:56 am

Tommie wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:59 pm

AndyKK wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:44 pm They are so strict with there people who play a bit of cards usually for a little reil wining's, cock fighting and so on. I know that also for some it brings crime and missery into the family life.
But if it is so, being so strict, although this is the biggest sweep I have seen. But why not go the full hog and at least get rid of some casino's.

Get rid of all the casinos in the KOW!

I fail to see how they, in any way, can be a positive addition to the khmer people or to any of us. Who does benift from the casinos?

Who Benefits?
The owners
the suppliers
the employees
the electric company
the tax dept


Khmers don't go in legal casinos to gamble as their not allowed

But, i do partial agree with ya , get rid of the ILEGEAL casinos

All of the above mentioned benefit has you say. I would think that it is more likely what tax money is paid to the government, but business is not doing too well, like many hit in covid time's, and the Chinese are not coming back in droves like before. I also wonder what about the tax, or more how it is accounted for?
Yes and Khmer can't enter the casino's, not good when this large scale gambling is in your country and you can't participate.

So if I understand this correctly, people that are found illegally detaining workers will be fined 500$-something?

No jail time for what is essentially human trafficking and kidnapping?

Sometimes I wish that I was bad, there is some good business opportunities here

I know a neighbourhood gambling den that I'd like to see shut down. Anyone know a number I can call?

FrankReynolds wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:17 pm I know a neighbourhood gambling den that I'd like to see shut down. Anyone know a number I can call?

Be sure to call from an anonymous phone because the police are not on your side...

Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): Mr. Chap Dina, Deputy Governor of Daun Penh District, on Tuesday morning, September 20, 2022, said that on the night of September 19, Mr. Sok Penh Vuth, Deputy Governor of Phnom Penh Capital City, led a joint force of Phnom Penh Municipal Administration to inspect the location of a suspected Chinese online gambling operation on the 19th and 20th floors of a building on Street 65 in Daun Penh district.


Mr. Chap Dina said that the operation was attended by Mr. Song Ly, Deputy Commissioner of Phnom Penh, Mr. Chea Khema, Daun Penh District Governor, Mr. Teang Chansar, Daun Penh District Police Inspector, Mr. Thong Piseth, Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. Daun Penh District Armed Forces and with the coordination of Mr. Kim Hong San, Deputy Prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

The deputy district governor said that upon arrival at the site, the team found that the site manager and Chinese staff and translators, had already packed up the suspected illegal gambling equipment, ready to leave, in cooperation with the Cambodian authorities.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 5:11 pm

The deputy district governor said that upon arrival at the site, the team found that the site manager and Chinese staff and translators, had already packed up the suspected illegal gambling equipment, ready to leave, in cooperation with the Cambodian authorities.

Is that just badly worded or did the competent authorities help them pack up?

It's not clear if the Cambodians actually helped them to pack, but I definitely get the feeling that the main object here is to evict all these illegal gambling centres from Cambodia, and to deport all the foreigners who are involved as fast as possible, without sorting the victims from the scammers.
Cambodia is not really washing its dirty laundry - more likely just passing it on, probably to somewhere like Myanmar or Laos. Well, good riddance.

FrankReynolds wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:17 pm I know a neighbourhood gambling den that I'd like to see shut down. Anyone know a number I can call?

Out of curiosity why do you want to snitch on them ? Have they wronged you in some way or do you just not like them ?