There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia gambling halls that sit just across the border from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall gaming is not legal. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent area, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing income gained from the gambling dens ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a couple of limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; still, investment sources are ambiguous. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 17:00, and even though visas are supposedly required to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of many borders.
The 1st Cambodia gambling halls premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau gambling hall, highlights 150 slot machines and 60 table games. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of blackjack, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly followed. A total of 150 slots and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machines and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 96 table games, including 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and 66 of the normal gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 casinos in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a multinational resort and hotel complex that features many amenities aside from the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and eighty eight table games.
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