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There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just over the border from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling hall betting is not permitted. Eight casinos are based in a generally tiny area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect location, a three to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai laborers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing capital gained from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are a number of limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; although, funding sources are ambiguous. The borders are ceremoniously open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and although visas are for all intents and purposes necessary to cross, there are means around this, as is real of many borders.

The initial Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving just one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary ship gambling den, features one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 table games. The Naga river boat is open all day and night with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon opened. A total of one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 one armed bandits and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and 96 table games, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and sixty six of the common table games, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 one armed bandits and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive vacation and hotel complex that features numerous amenities in addition to the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 tables.