There is a captivating history to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the border from nearby Thailand, in which gambling den gaming is not allowed. Eight gambling halls are situated in a relatively small space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent destination, a 3 to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gaming 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 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 restrictions requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and although visas are supposedly required to cross, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of many border crossings.
The original Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored ship gambling den, features one hundred and fifty slots and 60 tables. The Naga river boat is open all day and night with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st 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 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 one armed bandits and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and ninety six table games, including 87 punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and 66 of the common tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, again in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational resort and hotel compound that highlights numerous conveniences aside from the casino, which contains ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and eighty eight table games.