Immigration Dept says 400,000 Chinese have left because of online gambling ban

[geovalin]

The General Department of Immigration yesterday reported hundreds of thousands of Chinese nationals left the country after Prime Minister Hun Sen in August issued a directive banning all online and arcade gambling operations. GDI spokesman General Keo Vanthan yesterday said about 447,000 Chinese nationals left the Kingdom, including those who held long-term visas.

 

“There were 447,676 [Chinese nationals] who left,” Gen Vanthan said. “It was because of the low [tourist season]…and the online gambling ban in the Kingdom.” “Most of them left Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville,” he added.

 

Gen Vanthan noted the Kingdom in the same period received about 323,000 Chinese workers with long-term visas. When asked about how many Chinese nationals are working and living in the Kingdom, Gen Vanthan declined to comment.

 

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[Puchaiyank]

We had no idea it was just that easy to get rid of Chinese scammers in Cambodia...

Edited January 2, 2020 by Puchaiyank

[tifino]

why wouldn't the Chinese simply Log In/ Goto to Laos instead?  

 

all those Casinos lying in wait alongside the Mekong up North

[tlandtday]

I wonder if many of these online sites operate like casinos for the Chinese where they can launder their money...

[natway09]

The amount of casinos being built in Cambodia as fronts for the hi tech online operations going on upstairs (which was illegal) have obviously been busted.

Great news. Gambling the world over is just a home wrecker

[Isaan sailor]

Now, if only they will expel that many Chinese gamblers here...

[steven100]

holy shaundong  !   that's a s hit load of yuan  !!  ...  

[steven100]

2 hours ago, natway09 said:

Gambling the world over is just a home wrecker

no .....  the person gambling is the home wrecker ... if i choose to gamble thats my choice, not anyone else's. No one force's any gambler to walk into a casino ..

[metisdead]

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

3 hours ago, natway09 said:

The amount of casinos being built in Cambodia as fronts for the hi tech online operations going on upstairs (which was illegal) have obviously been busted.

Great news. Gambling the world over is just a home wrecker

 

I wonder how many of the departed Chinese will be heading to Thailand to pick up where they left off.... and happy to learn that government edicts here about anything to do with making money are widely announced but rarely enforced.

 

[Kinnock]

Should be a lot quieter in Cambodia now.

[zaZa9]

Sadly , they have left  the formerly beautiful beach areas of Sihonoukville in shambles. Still , who let it all happen to start with ??

[Traubert]

13 minutes ago, zaZa9 said:

Sadly , they have left  the formerly beautiful beach areas of Sihonoukville in shambles. Still , who let it all happen to start with ??

Yes it was much nicer when it was full of meandering, mumbling, whey faced junkies eh?

[Traubert]

1 hour ago, Kinnock said:

Should be a lot quieter in Cambodia now.

Why is that? Are all the 323,000 newly arrived Chinese workers working in sponge factories?

Edited January 2, 2020 by Traubert
Correct numbers

[4evermaat]

how did the online casinos actually get caught?   How would you know they operate in Cambodia, especially if the servers are [likely] hosted elsewhere.

[Traubert]

5 minutes ago, 4evermaat said:

how did the online casinos actually get caught?   How would you know they operate in Cambodia, especially if the servers are [likely] hosted elsewhere.

It wasn't illegal until recently. There was a temporary ban back in the summer which was made permanent last month.

[metisdead]

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