There is a captivating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the border from neighboring Thailand, in which casino gaming is not allowed. Eight gambling halls are established in a relatively small space in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent location, a three to four hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing income acquired from the gambling dens ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of restrictions requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; although, financial sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and despite the fact visas are apparently needed to pass, there are means around this, as is correct of most border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau gambling den, contains one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty gaming tables. The Naga gambling hall is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of 21, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of one hundred and fifty slot machines and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slot machine games and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and 96 table games, including eighty seven baccarat chemin de fer (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and sixty six of the common tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 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 an international resort and hotel compound that highlights numerous amenities aside from the gambling den, which houses 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and 88 tables.
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