Cambodia Gambling Dens
There is a fascinating history to the Cambodia casinos that sit just over the border from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling hall gambling is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are established in a generally small area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime area, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gaming locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai laborers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The amazing income accrued from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of limitations constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; however, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 17:00, and though visas are allegedly needed to pass, there are ways around this, as is correct of many borders.
The 1st Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau gambling den, features 150 slot machines and sixty table games. The Naga gambling den never closes with forty two tables of mini-punto banco, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machines and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 96 table games, including eighty seven punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and sixty six of the normal table games, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel complex that features a number of comforts aside from the gambling hall, which has 10,000 square feet of 130 slot machine games and eighty eight tables.