UK and US sanction gambling-linked scam network in Southeast Asia
The UK and US governments announced sanctions on 14 October against the Prince Group, its chairman Chen Zhi and associated businesses, including Jin Bei Group, whose properties include a casino in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The sanctions freeze businesses and properties with immediate effect; the governments said the network operated scam centres using trafficked people for forced online fraud.
The measures freeze gambling-linked businesses and properties accused of ties to scam operations and forced labour.