Cambodia busts another Chinese-run online gambling ring

Cambodian authorities have broken up another Chinese-led online gambling ring, the latest in a series of online busts involving foreign nationals.

Over the weekend, Cambodian media outlets reported that police and immigration officials had raided a villa in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district on Friday, arresting 22 Chinese nationals who were caught running an illegal online gambling business.

Police placed the group under surveillance after receiving a tip that some of the Chinese nationals residing in the villa were in the country illegally. The raids uncovered a number of laptops that police determined were used to offer illegal online sports betting, baccarat, roulette and lottery games.

Police said all 22 suspects were facing deportation to China, where the majority of their online gambling clients were undoubtedly located. The bust is the latest in a string of similar arrests this year involving Chinese-run illegal gambling operations.