Cambodia Casinos
There is an appealing story to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just across the dividing line from next door Thailand, where casino gaming is illegal. Eight gambling dens are situated in a generally tiny space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent spot, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular wagering locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai laborers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The astonishing income accrued from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few limitations requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; although, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 1700, and despite the fact visas are supposedly necessary to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of many border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving only one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked boat casino, features 150 slots and sixty gaming tables. The Naga casino is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of blackjack, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The first casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long opened. There are 150 slot machine games and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred slot machine games and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 96 table games, including 87 baccarat banque (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the familiar gaming tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight casinos in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 one armed bandits and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel compound that features a number of conveniences aside from the gambling hall, which contains 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 gaming tables.