27 Sep 15

There is a captivating history to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall wagering is against the law. Eight gambling dens are based in a relatively small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in an excellent spot, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The astonishing capital accrued from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few restrictions constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; however, funding sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and although visas are allegedly required to pass, there are ways around this, as is accurate of many borders.

The 1st Cambodia gambling halls premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored barge casino, highlights one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and 60 table games. The Naga casino is open all hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, 4 tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon opened. A total of 150 one armed bandits and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 one armed bandits and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and sixty six of the common tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 casinos in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 one armed bandits and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around resort and hotel complex that highlights numerous luxuries in addition to the gambling den, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slots and eighty eight table games.


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