There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling den wagering is not allowed. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively tiny space in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a prime spot, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai laborers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The astonishing capital gained from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of restrictions requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; although, investment sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and though visas are supposedly necessary to cross, there are methods around this, as is true of most border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only one gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked barge casino, contains one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty table games. The Naga casino never closes with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of twenty-one, 10 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 followed. There are 150 slot machines and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slots and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel compound that features numerous luxuries accompanying the gambling den, which contains ten thousand square feet of 130 one armed bandits and 88 gaming tables.
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