Cambodia Gambling Halls
There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling den betting is not legal. Eight gambling dens are established in a relatively small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent destination, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The astonishing capital gained from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few limitations requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is required to be mainly Thai; however, funding sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 1700, and despite the fact visas are apparently necessary to cross, there are ways around this, as is true of many borders.
The original Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau gambling hall, features 150 one armed bandits and sixty table games. The Naga gambling den never closes with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of 21, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The first casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of one hundred and fifty slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machines and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety six table games, including eighty seven baccarat (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the familiar gaming tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight casinos in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive resort and hotel building that contains numerous amenities in addition to the gambling den, which provides ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 slot machines and 88 table games.