Cambodia’s gaming regulator, the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC), took part in a meeting earlier this week to discuss the collection, management and disposal of seized property linked to scam operations.
According to The Khmer Times, the meeting was called and chaired by the CGMC’s Secretary General, Yeth Vinel, and attended by Nom Sinith, Deputy Director General of the General Department of State Property and Non-Tax Revenue of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
It also brought together advisors, department directors and commission officials to “review procedures and strengthen coordination on the management of assets seized from online scam-related activities,” according to the report.
This, it said, included disposing of confiscated property in accordance with local laws and to ensure transparency, accountability and effective asset management.
The proliferation of scam centers operating out of Cambodia has attracted international attention, with human rights group Amnesty International earlier this year accusing Cambodia of renewing the licenses of 12 Cambodian casinos despite alleged evidence of severe human rights abuses having taken place within their confines.
In response, the Cambodian government last month designating the combat of such scams as a top priority.
However, the negative headlines have severely impacted the country’s tourism industry, with the number of international tourists visiting Cambodia plummeting by 47.8% in the first five months of 2026.
A local tourism executive this week blamed the decline on negative publicity around the proliferation of scam centers and the country’s ongoing conflict with neighboring Thailand.
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