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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A man who works for Chinese enterprises in Sihanoukville eats lunch in a Chinese noodle shop near his apartment building. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Men who work for Chinese enterprises in Sihanoukville eat lunch in a Chinese noodle shop near their apartment building. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A man who works for Chinese enterprises in Sihanoukville eats lunch in a Chinese noodle shop near his apartment building. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman who moved to Sihanoukville with her family sells an energy drink to a Cambodian truck driver at a construction site in Sihanoukville. She said they moved to Sihanoukville about a month ago hoping to find jobs in the Chinese financed boom in Sihanoukville. Her husband works as a construction laborer and she runs a small drink and snack stand. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian construction worker bathes at a public water spigot outside the the Blue Bay casino and resort development under construction in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese waiter takes orders from a table of Chinese diners in a restaurant in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese construction worker washes his dishes in the Chinese workers' labor camp in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Chinese businessmen have dinner at a streetside Chinese hotpot restaurant. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: People gather in front of the New MGM Casino, a Chinese owned casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian street food carts across the street from the Royal Casino, a Chinese casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: The end of the tourist jetty in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists on Ocherteal Beach in Sihanoukville ride on personal watercraft that are being steered by Cambodian workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Supervisors of Cambodian workers at the BWin Casino, a newly opened casino in downtown Sihanoukville, give a debriefing at the end of their overnight shift at the casino. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Supervisors of Cambodian workers at the BWin Casino, a newly opened casino in downtown Sihanoukville, give a debriefing at the end of their overnight shift at the casino. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese construction worker washes up in a Chinese workers' labor camp in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: The Blue Bay beach. Blue Bay is a Chinese casino and resort being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  The site of the groundbreaking for the Trimulia Tower, a joint Chinese-Malaysian mixed use development in Sihanoukville. The tower will be a few kilometers from central Sihanoukville. The developers said skyrocketting land prices in Sihanoukville forced them to select land further from downtown. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese woman makes small noodle dumplings in a Chinese noodle shop in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Buddhist monk walks through a migrant camp in Sihanoukville during his morning alms rounds. Families who live in the shanty town came to Sihanoukville from other Cambodian provinces because of the town's booming economy and construction industry building Chinese resorts and casinos. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese waiter takes orders from a table of Chinese diners in a restaurant in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Men who work for Chinese enterprises in Sihanoukville in front of their apartment building. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: The entrance to a Chinese casino being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A supervisor of Cambodian workers at the BWin Casino, a newly opened casino in downtown Sihanoukville, gives a debriefing at the end of their overnight shift at the casino. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese man who works in a casino gets a haircut at a Chinese barbershop in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese woman makes small noodle dumplings in a Chinese noodle shop in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Chinese businessmen have dinner at a streetside Chinese hotpot restaurant. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese man who works in a casino gets a haircut at a Chinese barbershop in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman who moved to Sihanoukville with her family in her snack stand on a construction site in Sihanoukville. She said they moved to Sihanoukville about a month ago hoping to find jobs in the Chinese financed boom in Sihanoukville. Her husband works as a construction laborer and she runs a small drink and snack stand. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Casinos under construction on the road into Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: People gather in front of the New MGM Casino, a Chinese owned casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian worker makes cement sewage lines that will be used in Sihanoukville to improve infrastructure for the Chinese hotels and casinos being built there. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Cambodian workers paint the exterior of a new Chinese apartment building in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese construction workers in Sihanoukville are shuttled to their job site in a large tuk-tuk. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian laborer pushes gravel past a Chinese casino being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese worker rides his motorcycle through the Leu Market in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Buddhist altar on the site of the groundbreaking for the Trimulia Tower, a joint Chinese-Malaysian mixed use development in Sihanoukville. The tower will be a few kilometers from central Sihanoukville. The developers said skyrocketting land prices in Sihanoukville forced them to select land further from downtown. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian construction worker walks past a Chinese tourist's child running down the beach near the Blue Bay resort development. Blue Bay is a Chinese casino and resort being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian men who live in a migrant camp in Sihanoukville. They came to Sihanoukville because of the town's booming economy. He said he came hoping to get work in the contruction industry. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese man buys groceries in a Chinese owned convenience store in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A man who works for Chinese enterprises in Sihanoukville eats lunch in a Chinese noodle shop near his apartment building. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese worker (left) buys steamed buns a Chinese baker (right) who has a shop in the Leu Market in Sihanoukville. The Cambodian woman sells buns to the baker's Cambodian customers. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Cambodians walk along Ocherteal Beach in Sihanoukville. Chinese casinos being built are in the skyline behind them. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Cambodian workers at the BWin Casino, a newly opened casino in downtown Sihanoukville, line up for a debriefing at the end of their overnight shift at the casino. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman carries her child past a the construction site of a Chinese casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian man who lives in a migrant camp in Sihanoukville. He said he came to Sihanoukville because of the town's booming economy. He said he came hoping to get work in the contruction industry. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Chinese businessmen have dinner at a streetside Chinese hotpot restaurant. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  The site of the groundbreaking for the Trimulia Tower, a joint Chinese-Malaysian mixed use development in Sihanoukville. The tower will be a few kilometers from central Sihanoukville. The developers said skyrocketting land prices in Sihanoukville forced them to select land further from downtown. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian man sits on his motorcycle sandwhiched between a tuk-tuk with a Chinese real estate project and a Chinese shop in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian woman puts construction debris into the bed of a truck on the site of a Chinese hotel being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A man who works for a Chinese enterprise in Sihanoukville checks his smart phone in front of his apartment building. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese worker buys tofu from a Chinese market vender in the Leu Market in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese construction workers eat dinner in one of the dining halls in a Chinese labor camp in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: The foundation being laid for La Tree, a Chinese development in Sihanoukville, with another Chinese casino under construction behind it. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman carries her child past a the construction site of a Chinese casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Traffic goes past Blue Bay Resort and Casino, a Chinese development in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Construction sites for Chinese resorts and casinos rise over downtown Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Children prevent alms to a Buddhist monk in a migrant camp in Sihanoukville. Families who live in the shanty town came to Sihanoukville from other Cambodian provinces because of the town's booming economy and construction industry building Chinese resorts and casinos. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian family on a motorcycle passes Blue Bay resort and casino, a new resort being built by Chinese investors in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese woman who operates a Chinese restaurant with her husband checks on soups she bakes in a clay jar. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Men who work for Chinese enterprises in Sihanoukville drink tea in front of their apartment building. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A man sits in the shade on a hillside in Sihanoukville with the framing of a Chinese financed office building behind him. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Women collect water from a well in a migrant camp in Sihanoukville. Families who live in the shanty town came to Sihanoukville from other Cambodian provinces because of the town's booming economy and construction industry building Chinese resorts and casinos. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Chinese businessmen have dinner at a streetside Chinese hotpot restaurant. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Casinos under construction tower over the old section of Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A fruit vender who serves drivers going into the Sihanoukville port. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese construction worker washes up in a Chinese workers' labor camp in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists run down the beach near the Blue Bay resort development. Blue Bay is a Chinese casino and resort being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese woman who operates a Chinese restaurant with her husband checks on soups she bakes in a clay jar. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists on Ocherteal Beach in Sihanoukville ride on personal watercraft that are being steered by Cambodian workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese construction workers in Sihanoukville are shuttled to their job site in a large tuk-tuk. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Buddhist monk collects alms at a small convenience shop a migrant camp in Sihanoukville during his morning alms rounds. Families who live in the shanty town came to Sihanoukville from other Cambodian provinces because of the town's booming economy and construction industry building Chinese resorts and casinos. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese woman sells tofu in the Leu Market in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  The Golden Peal Slot, a Chinese owned casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Chinese construction workers in Sihanoukville walk through their housing area on the way to lunch. The workers live in prefabbed units made in China and stacked atop each other like shipping containers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese construction workers walk back to a labor camp near the Blue Bay, a Chinese financed resort and casino development, in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Buddhist monk walks through a migrant camp in Sihanoukville during his morning alms rounds. Families who live in the shanty town came to Sihanoukville from other Cambodian provinces because of the town's booming economy and construction industry building Chinese resorts and casinos. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Chinese businessmen have dinner at a streetside Chinese hotpot restaurant. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town and thousands of other Chinese migrants have moved into Sihanoukville and opened businesses that cater to the workers. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Chinese woman makes small noodle dumplings in a Chinese noodle shop in Sihanoukville. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese worker (left) buys steamed buns a Chinese baker (right) who has a shop in the Leu Market in Sihanoukville. The Cambodian woman sells buns to the baker's Cambodian customers. There are thousands of Chinese workers in Sihanoukville who work to support the casino and hotel industry in the town. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  The Xihu Resort Hotel (left) and other casinos under construction in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian worker makes cement sewage lines that will be used in Sihanoukville to improve infrastructure for the Chinese hotels and casinos being built there. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: The Blue Bay resort development. Blue Bay is a Chinese casino and resort being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian laborer hauls garbage away from a casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian man who lives in a migrant camp in Sihanoukville. He said he came to Sihanoukville because of the town's booming economy. He said he came hoping to get work in the contruction industry. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian woman puts construction debris into the bed of a truck on the site of a Chinese hotel being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian worker at the MGM Casino buys food from a street vendor after her shift. The MGM is a Chinese owned casino. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  The Golden Pearl Slot, a Chinese owned casino in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists in Sihanoukville wait for a high speed ferry to take them to a nearby island. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists in Sihanoukville wait for a high speed ferry to take them to a nearby island. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese construction worker washes his dishes in the Chinese workers' labor camp in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A Cambodian woman (left) sells street food to a Chinese construction worker (center) and a Cambodian construction worker in front of the Blue Bay, a Chinese casino and resort development in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian construction worker walks through the the Blue Bay casino and resort development under construction in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese construction worker washes his dishes in the Chinese workers' labor camp in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: The Blue Bay resort development. Blue Bay is a Chinese casino and resort being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists walk past construction debris in one of the casino neighborhoods in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  Cambodians who work in a Chinese casino in Sihanoukville buy shrimp in a market stall after their shift. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA:  A new hotel and casino project being built by Chinese investors in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists on Ocherteal Beach in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists on Ocherteal Beach in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: Chinese tourists on Ocherteal Beach in Sihanoukville. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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