There is a captivating story to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which casino gaming is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are based in a generally tiny area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia casinos is in a prime spot, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The astonishing capital accrued from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few controls requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; however, investment sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 1700, and despite the fact visas are for all intents and purposes necessary to pass, there are methods around this, as is accurate of many border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary ship gambling hall, contains one hundred and fifty slot machines and 60 table games. The Naga casino is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are 150 slot machine games and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machine games and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machines and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and sixty six of the normal tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an international resort and hotel complex that highlights a number of luxuries accompanying the gambling hall, which houses 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 tables.