Casino

Read more about the
Las Vegas 2024 Super
Bowl Streaker!

There is an appealing story to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which casino betting is against the law. Eight gambling dens are anchored in a generally small area in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in a prime location, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai laborers and guests 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 twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few restrictions requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 17:00, and although visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of most borders.

The 1st Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored boat gambling hall, highlights 150 one armed bandits and 60 tables. The Naga river boat is open all day and night with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of 21, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon opened. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred slot machine games and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and sixty six of the common table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel complex that contains a number of conveniences aside from the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 tables.