Cambodia casinos seek permission to reopen but health inspections lag

Cambodia’s casino operators are pressing the government to approve their reopening following the lengthy state-ordered COVID-19 closure.

On Wednesday, Australian-listed casino operator Donaco International announced that it expected Cambodian government inspectors to visit its flagship Star Vegas casino in Poipet “within the next few weeks” to inspect the property’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Like all Cambodian casinos, Star Vegas was forced to close on April 1 as a pandemic precaution. Earlier this month, the government announced that casinos could reopen once they’d secured the approval of Ministry of Health (MOH) officials. To date, only NagaCorp’s massive NagaWorld property in Phnom Penh has actually welcomed gamblers to its casino floor.

In full: https://calvinayre.com/2020/07/29/casino/cambodia-casinos-seek-permission-reopen-health-inspections/

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