There is an interesting background to the Cambodia casinos that lie just across the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling hall gambling is banned. Eight casinos are based in a relatively tiny location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect location, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai laborers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The phenomenal capital acquired from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few limitations constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mostly Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 1700, and though visas are for all intents and purposes required to cross, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of most border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving only 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored ship gambling hall, highlights one hundred and fifty slot machines and 60 table games. The Naga river boat never closes with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long opened. There are 150 slots and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slot machines and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machines and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat banque (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive vacation and hotel complex that contains a number of amenities in addition to the gambling den, which houses 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and 88 table games.
