Casinos protect border line and sovereignty
Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said: Cambodia has permitted the construction and opening of casinos at the border areas with neighboring countries for “secret strategy” to protect the country’s territory. … He replied to opposition party who said gambling dens were harmful to the country. Premier continued that he does not like casinos, but the biggest goal for giving permission to build casinos is to protect the border. … Cambodia allowed investors to build dozens of casinos and accompanying hotels catering mostly to foreign gamblers since Cambodians are not legally allowed to gamble. … Opposition parties have accused him [Prime Minister Hun Sen] of allowing Vietnam to encroach on Cambodian territory. …
