There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just over the border from neighboring Thailand, where gambling hall gambling is not permitted. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively tiny area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling dens is in a perfect area, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular betting centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The phenomenal capital accrued from the gambling halls ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; however, funding sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and although visas are for all intents and purposes required to cross, there are methods and means around this, as is accurate of many border crossings.
The initial Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau casino, features one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and 60 table games. The Naga gambling hall is open all day and night with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred slot machines and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five one armed bandits and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight casinos in Poipet, again in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive resort and hotel complex that features numerous comforts accompanying the gambling hall, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and 88 tables.
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