Cambodia Gambling Dens
There is an appealing background to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling den gaming is not legal. Eight casinos are established in a generally tiny area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime spot, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The astonishing capital acquired from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mostly Thai; still, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 17:00, and though visas are for all intents and purposes needed to cross, there are methods around this, as is real of many border crossings.
The original Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked ship casino, features one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 table games. The Naga gambling hall is open all day and night with forty two tables of mini-punto banco, four tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long followed. There are 150 one armed bandits and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 one armed bandits and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat chemin de fer (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 66 of the normal gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 casinos in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive resort and hotel complex that contains numerous comforts accompanying the casino, which provides ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and eighty eight table games.