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There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the border from nearby Thailand, in which casino gambling is prohibited. Eight gambling halls are anchored in a relatively small space in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect spot, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing capital acquired from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; however, financing sources are cryptic. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 17:00, and though visas are apparently needed to cross, there are methods around this, as is real of many border crossings.

The first Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored ship gambling den, features 150 slot machines and sixty tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon opened. A total of 150 slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred one armed bandits and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the common table games, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-inclusive resort and hotel compound that highlights a number of conveniences aside from the gambling den, which houses ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 gaming tables.