Prince Group
Cambodian holding company
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Prince Group, officially Prince Holding Group is a company based in Cambodia. Described as "one of Cambodia's largest conglomerates",[1] the company has interests in various sectors such as real estate (Prince Real Estate Group), financial services (Prince Bank) and airlines (Cambodia Airways).[2][3][4] In 2025, it and its chairman Chen Zhi were sanctioned by the United States and United Kingdom for their alleged role in operating scam centers and online fraud.
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Native name | Khmer: ព្រីនស៍ ហូលឌីង គ្រុប Chinese: 太子集团控股 |
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| Industry | Real estate development, financial services, consumer services |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Plov Koh Pich, Phum 14, Tonlé Bassac Commune, Chamkar Mon District, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Key people | Chairman: Chen Zhi |
| Subsidiaries | Prince Real Estate Group, Prince Huan Yu Real Estate Group, Prince Bank |
| Website | www |
History
The group was founded by Chen Zhi in 2015.[5] The Prince Group invested heavily in Sihanoukville, which became a "Chinese casino boomtown", offering physical and online casinos targeted at the mainland Chinese market, where gambling is illegal.[6]
In 2017, Chen and Prince Group co-founded the Jinbei Casino[7][8] with Sar Sokha, a Cambodian politician who later became Deputy Prime Minister.[9][10]
The businesses flourished until 2019, when online gambling was criminalized in Cambodia, followed shortly by the travel restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting collapse in inbound travel to Cambodia.[6]
In 2021, Prince Group was given the Corporate Social Responsibility Model Award by China Finance Summit (CFS).[11]
Criminal charges
In May 2020, Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau began investigating the Prince Group's connections to online gambling and money laundering. In July 2022, a court in Wangcang County, Sichuan alleged that the Prince Group had profited at least 2 billion Chinese yuan (US$700 million) from illegal gambling since 2016. A Prince Group spokesman denied the allegations, saying the Jinbei Group was unrelated and other entities were fraudulently impersonating the Prince Group.[6]
Assets belonging to the group were frozen in October 2025 as part of an investigation by the Department of Justice into wire fraud and money laundering by Chen. These assets included 127,271 bitcoin (worth over $14 billion, making this the largest cryptocurrency seizure to date) and 19 properties in London.[12][13] Hong Kong subsequently froze HK$2.75 billion (US$354 million) of assets tied to Prince Group,[14] with Singapore seizing S$150 million (US$115 million) of Prince Group assets including six properties, 11 cars and a yacht.[15]
In January 2026, Cambodia stated that Chen had been arrested, stripped of his Cambodian citizenship, and extradited to China with two others to face charges.[16] The central bank of Cambodia also ordered the liquidation of Prince Bank.[16]
Businesses and projects
| Name | Business area |
|---|---|
| Prince Bank PLC (also known as Prince Finance PLC)[17] | Banking and finance |
| Prince Real Estate Cambodia Group Co. Ltd. (also known as Prince Real Estate Group)[17] | Real estate |
| Prince Huan Yu Real Estate Cambodia Group Co. Ltd.[17] | Real estate |
| Prince Plaza Investment Co. Ltd. (Prince Plaza)[17][18] | Retail and real estate |
| Prince Times Plaza Co. Ltd. (Prince Times Plaza)[17] | Real estate |
| Prince Times Hotel Management Co. Ltd. (Prince Times Hotel)[17] | Hospitality |
| Prince Yacht Club Cambodia Co. Ltd. (Prince Yacht Club)[17] | Hospitality |
| Prince Seashore No.1 Co. Ltd. (Prince Seashore No 1)[17] | Real estate |
| Prince Smart Garden Co. Ltd. (Prince Smart Garden)[17] | Real estate |
| Prince Super Market Cambodia Co. Ltd. (Prince Super Market)[17] | Retail |
| Jin Bei Group Co. Ltd. (also known as Jinbei Casino)[17][19] | Gaming and hospitality |
| Golden Fortune Resorts World Co. Ltd. (also known as Golden Fortune Science and Technology Park)[17][19] | Real estate and technology park |
| Warp Data Technology Lao Sole Co. Ltd.[17][19] | Cryptocurrency mining |
| Grand Legend International Asset Management Group Co. Ltd.[17][19] | Overseas investment |
| Prince Horology Vocational Training Center[17] | Training and education |
| Prince Foundation[18] | Philanthropy |
| Cambodia Airways[20] | Aviation |