TLDR
- Cambodia’s casino regulator is considering an online payment system to improve gambling duty collection.
- The plan was discussed Monday at a meeting with regulators and taxation officials.
- The proposed system would manage both gambling duties and the regulator’s own revenues.
- The government also plans to tighten oversight of gaming businesses and review licensing standards.
- Officials reviewed a draft law on illegal gambling with the Ministry of Economy and Finance on October 14.
Cambodia’s casino regulator is looking at an online payment system to improve how it collects gambling duties. The plan was discussed at a conference held on Monday.
The meeting was organized by the General Secretariat of the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia, known as the CGMC. Officials from the regulator and from taxation departments took part.
According to a CGMC update issued the same day, the talks covered a new information technology system. The system would help manage gambling duty collections and the regulator’s own revenues.
How the Proposed Payment System Would Work
The online payment system was a main focus of the meeting. CGMC said the goal is to make revenue management more efficient.
The payment plan is one part of a wider technology proposal. That proposal covers both gambling duty receipts and revenues that belong to the regulator.
The system is aimed at collecting and managing revenue. It does not cover licensing or the regulation process itself.
Taxation officials joined the talks alongside the regulator. This placed tax collection next to the regulator’s duties in overseeing the gambling sector.
Wider Push for Tighter Gambling Oversight
The revenue plan comes as Cambodian authorities move to watch the gaming industry more closely. The government has said it plans to tighten oversight of gaming businesses.
It has also said it will review the standards used for casino licensing. This work is separate from the revenue meeting, though both relate to commercial gambling.
Officials have also been reviewing casino operations as part of a national campaign against online scams. These reviews include investigations into alleged illegal activity at gaming venues.
The reports describe investigations into suspected activity. They do not state that every casino under review has broken the law.
On October 14, CGMC’s general secretariat met with the legal council of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The two sides reviewed a draft Law on the Suppression of Illegal Gambling.
CGMC said the talks focused on rules for managing and regulating the commercial gambling sector. The aim was to make the draft consistent with the existing Law on the Management of Commercial Gambling and other regulations.
The most recent step came on Monday, when regulators and tax officials met to discuss the online payment system. CGMC said the system is meant to improve the collection and management of gambling revenue.
The CGMC update did not give a timeline for when the system might launch.
