Zoom inNo World Cup betting in Cambodia. Photo: EFE
Cambodian authorities have warned that they would arrest anyone trying to bet on the World Cup in South Africa.
"We know that some countries in the world allow betting on the World Cup, but Cambodia will not allow it," Phnom Penh's police chief, Touch Naruth, told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper.
"We are strictly standing by the decision of Prime Minister Hun Sen to eliminate all forms of gambling."
A local police chief told the newspaper that officials would be on the lookout for anyone who breaks the law. "If any commune police chief ignores illegal betting, he will face being fired from his post," said Born Sam Ath.
The decision to outlaw all forms of gambling was taken last February.
The 29 casinos in Cambodia are not affected because Cambodians are not allowed to enter them, except to work. But this time, the prohibition also applies to foreigners.
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