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There is an interesting history to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just over the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling den gaming is not legal. Eight gambling dens are situated in a relatively small location in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent spot, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens 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 casinos ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are a few restrictions constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 17:00, and although visas are apparently necessary to cross, there are means around this, as is accurate of many border crossings.

The original Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored ship casino, features one hundred and fifty slot machines and 60 gaming tables. The Naga gambling den is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, 2 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 the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long followed. A total of 150 slots and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slots and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and 96 table games, including 87 punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and sixty six of the common gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 casinos in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an international resort and hotel complex that highlights a number of comforts in addition to the gambling den, which contains 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty slots and eighty eight gaming tables.