There is an appealing history to the Cambodia casinos that reside just across the border from nearby Thailand, where casino wagering is not legal. Eight gambling dens are based in a generally small location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling dens is in an excellent spot, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai laborers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The astonishing capital acquired from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of restrictions constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; however, funding sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and although visas are apparently needed to pass, there are methods around this, as is true of most border crossings.
The original Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored barge gambling hall, contains 150 one armed bandits and 60 tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-punto banco, 4 tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of one hundred and fifty slot machines and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slots and seventy table games 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. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machines and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around vacation and hotel compound that features a number of conveniences aside from the gambling den, which houses 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and eighty eight table games.
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