Cambodia Casinos
There is a fascinating history to the Cambodia gambling halls that sit just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling den wagering is not legal. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively small area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling dens is in a perfect spot, a 3 to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing capital accrued from the gambling dens ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of controls constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; although, funding sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are apparently necessary to cross, there are methods and means around this, as is real of many borders.
The first Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored ship casino, contains 150 one armed bandits and 60 table games. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-punto banco, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long opened. A total of one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slot machine games and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machines and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the familiar gaming tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-inclusive vacation and hotel compound that features many luxuries on top of the gambling den, which offers 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty slots and 88 tables.