Cambodia Casinos
There is an appealing background to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just across the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, where gambling hall gaming is against the law. Eight gambling halls are established in a generally tiny space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect area, a three to four hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The phenomenal capital accrued from the gambling dens ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a few restrictions constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; still, funding sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and though visas are allegedly required to cross, there are ways around this, as is correct of most border crossings.
The first Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving only one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary ship casino, highlights one hundred and fifty slot machines and 60 tables. The Naga gambling hall is open all day and night with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 one armed bandits and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slots and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 96 table games, including eighty seven punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as one 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 166 slots and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an international vacation and hotel complex that contains numerous amenities in addition to the gambling hall, which has ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 tables.