Online gambling regulation in Cambodia

Prohibited. Interior Ministry Circular No. 072 on Banning the Advertisement of Illegal Gambling (4 December 2024), plus CGMC blanket advertising ban letters.

Illegal gambling advertising is expressly prohibited; authorities ordered immediate cessation of online and offline promotion and sharing, with legal action for non‑compliance.

Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) under the Ministry of Economy and Finance

1996 Law on the Suppression of Gambling (general ban on gambling for Cambodian citizens)

Online casino: Prohibited. Online sports betting: Prohibited.

There is no public register of licensed operators. No official public online register/whitelist of licensed gambling operators identified; CGMC publishes enforcement notices and banned pages lists only.

• Criminal prosecution of illegal gambling advertising and operations
• Licence revocation and other legal action against casinos running online betting
• Blocking and takedown of gambling content, websites and social media pages
• Administrative sanctions and monitoring campaigns against online scams and gambling promos

• Blanket ban on all commercial gambling advertising until further notice, including licensed casino online promos
• Influencers and content creators prohibited from producing or sharing gambling advertising content
• Online and social media adverts for commercial and illegal gambling must cease immediately
• Casino-hosted online betting streams to foreign players effectively suspended from October 2026

• December 2024 Interior Ministry Circular No. 072 banning advertisement/propagation of all illegal gambling, online and offline
• February 2024 CGMC order imposing blanket ban on all gambling advertising, including online, until further notice
• Prime Minister order to suspend all casino-run online betting from October 2026, with licence revocation for non‑compliance

• Exact article/section references of the 1996 Law on the Suppression of Gambling establishing the citizen gambling ban
• Specific statutory or regulatory provisions codifying the 2019 and 2020 online gambling bans, beyond reported government orders
• Whether any limited, regulated online lottery or other online products exist under Cambodian law
• Existence of an official, up‑to‑date online licence register or whitelist published by CGMC or MEF
• Whether Cambodia enforces the online-gambling ban uniformly against offshore access by individuals.
• Whether any prediction markets are regulated as financial products rather than gambling.
• Whether mystery boxes/loot boxes are treated as gambling, consumer goods, or an advertising/prize-promotions issue under Cambodian law.

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12. pokerrankings.eu/go/cambodia-en/article/legal-info/
13. 8s.co.za/a-comprehensive-guide-to-gambling-and-casinos-in-cambodia/
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17. cambodianess.com/article/cambodia-to-suspend-online-gambling-at-casinos-from-october

Researched 2026-09-21 from public sources and summarised by the Brandfense team. Not legal advice — confirm with the regulator or your counsel before acting.