There is a fascinating history to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just across the border from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall betting is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are based in a generally tiny area in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect destination, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular wagering locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The phenomenal capital gained from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of restrictions constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mostly Thai; still, financing sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 17:00, and despite the fact visas are allegedly necessary to cross, there are ways around this, as is correct of many border crossings.
The original Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving only one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked boat gambling hall, features one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 gaming tables. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of chemin de fer, 10 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, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are 150 slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 slots and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five one armed bandits and 66 of the common table games, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 casinos in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational resort and hotel complex that highlights numerous conveniences accompanying the casino, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slot machine games and 88 gaming tables.