There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia gambling halls that sit just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall betting is against the law. Eight gambling dens are based in a relatively small location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime destination, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing capital accrued from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of controls requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; however, financial sources are cryptic. The borders are ceremoniously open from 9:00 a.m. to 1700, and though visas are allegedly needed to cross, there are methods around this, as is accurate of most borders.
The original Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving only a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked boat gambling den, features 150 slots and 60 tables. The Naga river boat is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The first gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of one hundred and fifty slot machine games and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred one armed bandits and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and ninety six gaming tables, including 87 punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and sixty six of the common gaming tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight casinos in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around vacation and hotel building that features many comforts aside from the casino, which contains ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and 88 gaming tables.