'No more gambling outlets' - Cambodian PM Hun Manet bans establishment of new casinos in Kep, Kampot

The seahorse statue on the Praek Tuek Chhu River in Kampot province’s Kampot city. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Prime Minister Hun Manet has banned the establishment of new casinos in Kep and Kampot provinces, except for Bokor Mountain where they currently operate. Nationwide, Cambodia currently has a total of 184 licensed gambling establishments.

In a recent decision, Manet stated that the ban on new gaming resorts in these areas is to "diversify investment in hotel and hospitality, tourism, manufacturing, industry, agriculture, trade and special economic zones [SEZs]."