Cambodia Gambling Dens
There is an interesting history to the Cambodia casinos that reside just over the border from nearby Thailand, in which casino gambling is not allowed. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively small space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime destination, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal capital gained from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are a couple of controls requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be mainly Thai; although, financing sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 1700, and even though visas are supposedly needed to pass, there are ways around this, as is correct of many border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored barge gambling hall, contains one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and sixty tables. The Naga gambling hall is open all hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon opened. There are one hundred and fifty slot machine games and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machine games and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred one armed bandits and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 casinos in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational resort and hotel complex that highlights a number of comforts aside from the gambling den, which offers 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 tables.

