{"id":18218,"date":"2026-08-21T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=18218"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:40:57","slug":"cambodia-gaming-tax-revenue-falls-25-8","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/cambodia-gaming-tax-revenue-falls-25-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia gaming tax revenue falls 25.8%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cambodia collected just <strong>US$28 million in taxes from casinos and commercial gambling during the first half of 2026<\/strong>, down <strong>25.8% year on year<\/strong>, according to figures released on <strong>August 20, 2026<\/strong> by the <strong>Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)<\/strong>. The decline points to a sharp contraction in gaming-related tax receipts between January and June, even as selected operators, particularly <strong>NagaWorld<\/strong>, continued to post growth in key operating segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18219\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.19959266802444;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-2.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-2-300x250.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The largest individual contributor was <strong>NagaWorld<\/strong>, the Phnom Penh integrated resort operated by <strong>NagaCorp Ltd.<\/strong>, which also made additional payments following an audit covering 2024. NagaCorp is chaired by <strong>Philip Lee Wai Tuck<\/strong>, while <strong>Chen Yiy Fon<\/strong> serves as <strong>Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>. The company\u2019s board confirms both executives in those roles, with Lee also chairing its AML Oversight Committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18221\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6005434782608696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-4.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-4-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-4-768x479.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first quarter of 2026, NagaCorp reported <strong>US$174.7 million in GGR<\/strong>, up <strong>2.1%<\/strong>, while <strong>net gaming revenue reached US$160 million<\/strong>, rising <strong>7.9%<\/strong>. Mass-market tables generated <strong>US$91.3 million<\/strong>, up <strong>23.9%<\/strong>, and electronic gaming machines produced <strong>US$38.3 million<\/strong>, up <strong>8.4%<\/strong>. By contrast, premium VIP GGR fell <strong>16.2% to US$35.9 million<\/strong>, while referral VIP dropped <strong>52.4% to US$9.17 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18222\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4507389162561577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-5.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-5-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-5-767x528.jpeg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Kong Vibol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cambodia applies roughly <strong>7% on mass-market GGR<\/strong> and <strong>4% on VIP GGR<\/strong>. Tax collection is administered by the <strong>General Department of Taxation (GDT)<\/strong>, currently headed by <strong>Kong Vibol<\/strong>, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Royal Government Delegate in charge as <strong>Director General<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18220\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-3.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-3-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image-3-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Licensing, sector supervision and enforcement fall under the <strong>Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC)<\/strong>, institutionally chaired by the Minister of Economy and Finance. That role is held in August 2026 by <strong>Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth<\/strong>, who also serves as <strong>Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance<\/strong>. Despite the first-half decline, the Government projects that annual commercial gaming tax revenue could reach around <strong>117.7% of its 2026 fiscal target<\/strong>, supported by tighter enforcement and additional collections arising from prior audits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cambodia collected just US$28 million in taxes from casinos and commercial gambling during the first half of 2026, down 25.8% year on year, according to figures released on August 20, 2026 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18223,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,2319,57,15,105,1218,2450],"class_list":["post-18218","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-asia","tag-cambodia","tag-casinos","tag-gambling","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","tag-tourism","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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