Illegal Casinos Keep Trafficking People in Cambodia
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Three Cambodian workers were trafficked to work in an illegal gambling operation in Sihanoukville. Radio Free Asia has been able to identify the trafficker, who is called Long. The government is trying to dismantle the illegal casino industry. in Cambodia. However, the cases of people being trafficked to carry out illegal operations, including gambling, continue to increase.
At least 437 people were trafficked and forced to work in the illegal online gambling sector between March and October in Cambodia. The Chinese-owned Century Casino in Sihanoukville was one of the places where that took place. Cambodia relies on its casino industry for additional proceedings to bolster the public purse. In September, a Cambodian-Chinese join task force took down an illegal casino in Phnom Penh.
