Cambodia Gambling Dens
There is an fascinating history to the Cambodia gambling halls that sit just over the border from nearby Thailand, in which casino wagering is illegal. Eight gambling dens are situated in a generally tiny location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect area, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gaming locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The phenomenal capital accrued from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are couple of controls requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; although, financial sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 17:00, and even though visas are supposedly required to cross, there are ways around this, as is true of many borders.
The initial Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a anchored barge gambling den, features 150 slots and 60 table games. The Naga river boat never closes with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of 21, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long followed. A total of 150 slot machine games and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machines and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and ninety six table games, including 87 punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the common gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also in a inn, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in comprehensive resort and hotel building that contains many conveniences on top of the gambling hall, which contains 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and eighty eight gaming tables.