Cambodia collects 22 mln USD tax from casinos in 1st half of 2015

[geovalin]

Xinhua

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Cambodia earned tax revenue of around 22 million U.S. dollars from casino industry in the first six months of this year, up 83 percent from the 12 million U.S. dollars it made over the same period last year, a senior finance official said Tuesday.

"Most of the revenue came from NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh and those along Cambodian border with Thailand," said Ros Phirun, deputy director-general of the Finance Ministry's financial industry department.

He said currently, 59 casinos have being operated in this Southeast Asian nation. All of them have been built along the border areas and in Preah Sihanouk province, except one casino, the Malaysian-owned NagaWorld, which is located in Phnom Penh capital.

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[clockman]

Thailand should take notice, but that would remove the brown envelopes!

[Ulic]

The casinos in Snooky were empty when I was there a year ago. To far from the Thai border.

[fred Kubasa]

At least 5 MILLION us dollars from THAI gamblers !, ( 160 million baht ? )

[robertthebruce]

I have been to a few Casinos in Cambodia, and most were full of Thais gambling like there was no tomorrow....

[Srikcir]

ASEAN Community in action.

Looks like Thailand can't be the Hub of Everything.

[Bulldozer Dawn]

You cant launder Thai baht in Thailand.

[Kannikapor88]

I know someone that would like to get his hands dirty with Casino-Money .... 3 mill. B reward to them self seems like peanuts then ...

[stoli]

I have been to a few Casinos in Cambodia, and most were full of Thais gambling like there was no tomorrow....

I have been to 90% of the Casinos in Nevada, and they were filled with gamblers from California, gambling like there was no tomorrow.. Your point was?