There is an appealing history to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just across the border from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall gambling is against the law. Eight casinos are based in a generally small space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime spot, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The phenomenal income gained from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are a few controls requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mostly Thai; however, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and although visas are for all intents and purposes needed to cross, there are ways around this, as is correct of many borders.
The first Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving only one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored barge gambling den, highlights one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 tables. The Naga gambling den is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The first casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slot machine games and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety six gaming tables, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and sixty six of the normal gaming tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight casinos in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a multinational vacation and hotel building that highlights many luxuries on top of the gambling hall, which provides 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and 88 gaming tables.
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