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Cambodia Gambling Halls

There is an appealing background to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall wagering is prohibited. Eight casinos are established in a generally small location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent location, a three to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular betting centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The astonishing capital gained from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a couple of controls requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; however, financing sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 17:00, and although visas are supposedly necessary to cross, there are methods around this, as is correct of many border crossings.

The 1st Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked ship casino, features one hundred and fifty slots and sixty tables. The Naga river boat never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of chemin de fer, ten of roulette, 2 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 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are 150 slot machines and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred one armed bandits and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and 66 of the familiar gaming tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive resort and hotel compound that highlights numerous comforts in addition to the gambling hall, which offers ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 gaming tables.