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Hun Manet orders Cambodia-wide suspension of casino-based online betting from October

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered casino-based live online betting to be suspended nationwide from October, according to the report. Authorities will develop legal, regulatory and digital controls, and operations may resume only after those safeguards are in place. Casinos that breach the directive risk licence revocation and legal action.

Casino operators must halt the covered online betting activity and meet safeguards before operations can resume.

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