There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia casinos that reside just over the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, where gambling hall gambling is against the law. Eight gambling halls are situated in a generally tiny area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling dens is in a perfect area, a 3 to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal capital gained from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of limitations requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; however, funding sources are ambiguous. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 1700, and even though visas are supposedly required to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is true of most border crossings.
The original Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored ship gambling hall, features 150 slot machine games and 60 gaming tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of chemin de fer, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon opened. There are 150 one armed bandits and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slot machines and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and 96 table games, including eighty seven baccarat (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machines and 66 of the normal table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight casinos in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 one armed bandits and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive vacation and hotel complex that contains a number of amenities on top of the gambling hall, which offers ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 slot machine games and 88 gaming tables.
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