Prime Minister Hun Manet has instructed authorities in the capital and provinces to investigate any new lottery businesses that attempt to operate within their jurisdictions. 

In a special audio address on February 14, Manet made it clear that such businesses must not be allowed to open.

He added that he has issued a directive which firmly orders an end to the authorisation of such gambling operations.

“I instruct the governors of the capital and provinces to take immediate action and investigate these kinds of businesses. If you observe new lotteries opening, you must report them directly to me, so we can determine whether we shut them down in the province or nationwide,” he said.

He also told authorities to focus on developing their communities, rather than spending their time and resources dealing with existing gambling businesses.