There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall gaming is not legal. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime destination, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing capital accrued from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a couple of controls constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; still, financing sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 9:00 a.m. to 1700, and even though visas are apparently needed to cross, there are ways around this, as is real of many borders.
The first Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary bateau gambling hall, highlights one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty gaming tables. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-punto banco, four tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are 150 slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machine games and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred one armed bandits and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 96 table games, including 87 baccarat (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machines and sixty six of the normal tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 casinos in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive vacation and hotel complex that contains a number of conveniences aside from the casino, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and eighty eight gaming tables.
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