Cambodia warns tourism businesses against illegal gambling
The Cambodian Minister of Tourism directed tourism businesses to assign a person in charge of checking and reporting to competent authorities immediately upon discovering suspected cases of illegal gambling.
In order to join hands with the Government and relevant agencies to prevent illegal gambling activities across the country, on May 23, Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon issued an official dispatch directing all 25 provincial and municipal tourism departments to simultaneously launch campaigns to prevent illegal gambling activities within their jurisdiction.
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Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon. |
Minister Thong Khon suggested that each tourism business must assign someone to monitor and report to the police or nearest competent authority when detecting suspected cases of illegal gambling or other criminal acts.
Minister Thong Khon also advised tourism businesses not to be negligent or create conditions for subjects to take advantage of tourism service business locations to commit illegal gambling or other crimes. If any business violates, whether intentionally or unintentionally, its business license will be revoked immediately.
