There is a captivating history to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the border from nearby Thailand, in which gambling den wagering is not legal. Eight casinos are based in a relatively tiny area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime destination, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The phenomenal income accrued from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few controls constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; however, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and even though visas are allegedly necessary to cross, there are methods around this, as is true of most borders.
The original Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only a single casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau gambling den, features one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and sixty table games. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, 4 tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon opened. A total of 150 slot machines and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machines and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety six table games, including eighty seven punto banco (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and sixty six of the normal table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machine games and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive vacation and hotel compound that contains numerous conveniences on top of the gambling hall, which has ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and eighty eight tables.
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