Background
Jin Dicheng Casino is located in a large development area in rural Banteay Meanchey. In Telegram channels used by individuals in the online scam industry, it is often referred to as Baolong 4 (宝龙4). Construction of this roughly 1.5 kilometre-square zone only commenced in early 2024 and, although the facilities are still under construction, several areas are already in use.
In January 2025, a local resident informed local outlet SBM News that the area was being developed for online casino and call centre operations. The source said that foreigners including Chinese, Indian, and Nepalese nationals were working at the site, and security guards prevent them from leaving.
Incidents
In July 2025, Chinese-language media On the Grounds (金边现场) reported that a 36-year-old man from China disappeared two days after arriving in Cambodia. The last location that he sent to his family before losing contact was the Baolong 4 area. His family contacted On the Grounds for help and to share a missing person notice.
The location features in numerous posts on Telegram channels used by scam industry insiders, including reports of violence that in some cases have led to deaths. Although we were unable to verify these posts, in May 2025 a Chinese man’s body was found buried in a shallow grave close to the site. The police followed clues back to what media reports described as a nearby Chinese-invested real estate development. Although Baolong 4 was not named in media reports, there are no other significant developments in this rural area.
Five Myanmar nationals were arrested in connection to the man’s death. Several Telegram posts indicate that online groups have relocated to this site area Myanmar. The arrested men claimed that the deceased fell ill and died in his room, after which they panicked and buried his body. According to the Khmer Times, the police investigation concluded he died of a heart attack, a common explanation for deaths that occur in online compounds in Cambodia.
Which Actors and Companies Have Been Linked to Baolong 4 / Jin Dicheng Casino?
We were unable to confirm who owns the land or the properties being built at this site, or who is managing the development.
Location of Baolong 4 / Jin Dicheng Casino
Baolong 4 / Jin Dicheng Casino in the News
2025
11 July: ‘来柬“办贷款”？四川男子疑被带往边境赌场失联 [Come to Cambodia to “Apply for a Loan”? A Sichuan Man Was Suspected of Being Taken to a Border Casino and Lost Contact]’, 金边现场 [On the Grounds]. Link.
27 May: ‘5 Now Arrested After Foreigner’s Body Discovered in Shallow Grave’, Khmer Times. Link.
26 May: ‘中国男子遗体被埋于丛林 5名缅甸人被控 [Chinese Man’s Body Buried In Jungle, 5 Burmese Charged]’, Cambodia-China Times [柬中时报]. Link.
22 May: ‘ឃាត់ខ្លួនជនសង្ស័យ៣នាក់ជាជនបរទេស និងឡានទំនើប២គ្រឿង ពាក់ព័ន្ធដឹកសាកស.ពយកក.ប់ចោលក្នុងព្រៃ [Three Foreign Suspects Arrested and Two Luxury Cars Seized in Connection with Transporting the Body of a Deceased Person to the Forest]’, Koh Santhepheap. Link.
21 May: ‘ប្រទះឃើញស.ពមនុស្សម្នាក់ក.ប់កណ្តាលព្រៃ ក្បែររថយន្តស៊េរីទំនើប១គ្រឿង [A Man Was Found Dead in the Middle of the Forest Next to a Luxury Car]’, Koh Santhepheap. Link.
21 May: ‘中国男子遗体被埋于卜迭棉芷省丛林 警方拘2名嫌疑人 [Chinese Man’s Body Buried In Jungle of Banteay Meanchey Province; Police Arrest 2 Suspects]’, Cambodia-China Times [柬中时报]. Link.
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