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There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just over the border from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling den wagering is prohibited. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent area, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The amazing income accrued from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are a couple of limitations constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; still, financial sources are ambiguous. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are for all intents and purposes required to pass, there are means around this, as is accurate of most borders.

The 1st Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored ship gambling den, contains one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and 60 tables. The Naga gambling hall is open all day and night with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of twenty-one, 10 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 the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 slot machines and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machine games and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred one armed bandits and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and 96 table games, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and sixty six of the common gaming tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight casinos in Poipet, again in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an international resort and hotel building that features numerous comforts in addition to the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand square feet of 130 slot machine games and eighty eight table games.