Cambodia Casinos
There is an interesting history to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling den wagering is prohibited. Eight gambling halls are anchored in a relatively small space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect location, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest wagering locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal income accrued from the casinos ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of limitations requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; still, financial sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 0900 to 1700, and although visas are allegedly required to pass, there are means around this, as is accurate of many borders.
The first Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored ship casino, contains 150 slot machine games and 60 gaming tables. The Naga river boat never closes with forty two 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 first gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are one hundred and fifty slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slots and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and 66 of the normal table games, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-around vacation and hotel complex that highlights many comforts on top of the casino, which contains ten thousand square feet of 130 one armed bandits and eighty eight gaming tables.