Cambodian authorities busted one Chinese-led illegal online gambling operation just days after the company set up shop and another before it could get its computers out of their boxes.

Last Saturday, a court in Cambodia’s northwestern Siem Reap province jailed four Chinese nationals for running an illegal online gambling operation in Siem Reap city. The four, including the owner, a man identified only as Mr Jiang, were arrested last Thursday night.

The authorities claimed Jiang ran an ‘online gambling den’ that operated under the name City Impression Entertainment World. Incredibly, corporate records indicate that the company had registered its business in Cambodia on January 17, just one week before the authorities pounced. Call us paranoid, but somebody with inside knowledge appears to have spilled the beans.

Cambodian authorities appear to be getting much better at nabbing Chinese-led online gambling operations before their businesses get too established. On January 15, police in the gambling hub of Poipet arrested 15 Chinese nationals on suspicion of illegal online gambling after local residents reported odd behavior at the villa housing the suspects.