On 1 November 2025, the Secretariat of the National Commission on Cybercrime of Cambodia launched a raid on Silver Star Casino in Kandan Province by the Public Prosecutor of the Joint Commercial Lottery Authority, the National Police General Directorate and the Primary Court of Kandan Province. The police discovered a large network of scientific and technical fraud in the casino, arrested 23 foreign suspects on the spot and seized 24 mobile phones, 19 passports and 20 electronic devices involved.
The investigative intelligence revealed that the casino was hiding illegal digital operations and that, after thorough forensics, law enforcement had targeted the fraud syndicate against victims worldwide. The team included six Sri Lankans, seven Pakistanis, two Filipinos, two Nepalese, one Indian, one Nigerian, one Algerian suspect and three core organizers — from mainland China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
The prosecution confirmed that the group had committed systematic cyber fraud through a fake investment platform. The three principals have been transferred to the Kandam Provincial Court for prosecution and the remaining 20 have initiated repatriation proceedings. This case has become the largest case of cybercrime in the province this year.
The Cambodian Commercial Lottery Authority immediately revoked its licence to operate the Silverstar Casino once evidence of crime had been established. “This sends a clear global signal that Cambodia will not allow legal entertainment sites to become a hotbed for crime”, stressed the supervisory official. The authorities are undertaking a comprehensive review of the casino ‘ s stock structure and tracing the remaining criminal links, which is a key element of national action to cleanse licensed entertainment sites in Cambodia.
Cambodia has committed to: 1. establishing a financial flow tracking system to block the black-producing financial chain; 2. sharing criminal data networks with international law enforcement agencies; 3. adding special training in scientific and technical crime for cyber-investigators. This multisectoral and concerted fight reflects the complex reality of the South-East Asian gambling industry and cybercrime. The Cambodian authorities indicated that they were working to rebuild international confidence in their regulatory system by removing criminal infiltration.