There is a captivating history to the Cambodia casinos that lie just over the border from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling den wagering is not permitted. Eight gambling dens are situated in a generally small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling dens is in a perfect spot, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal capital accrued from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few restrictions requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; still, investment sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and even though visas are apparently required to cross, there are ways around this, as is correct of many borders.
The first Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored ship gambling den, features 150 slot machine games and sixty table games. The Naga gambling den never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. A total of one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred one armed bandits and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat chemin de fer (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and 66 of the common gaming tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-inclusive resort and hotel building that highlights a number of amenities in addition to the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and eighty eight gaming tables.