There is an interesting background to the Cambodia casinos that reside just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling den gaming is illegal. Eight casinos are established in a relatively small location in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect spot, a 3 to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The astonishing capital acquired from the casinos ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of limitations requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; although, investment sources are ambiguous. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 1700, and although visas are for all intents and purposes required to pass, there are means around this, as is true of many borders.
The 1st Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored boat gambling den, highlights one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and sixty tables. The Naga river boat never closes with 42 tables of mini-punto banco, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long followed. There are one hundred and fifty slot machine games and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 one armed bandits and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and 66 of the normal tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight casinos in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machine games and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a multinational vacation and hotel complex that highlights numerous conveniences aside from the gambling den, which provides ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 slots and 88 tables.