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There is a captivating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just across the border from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling den wagering is not allowed. Eight casinos are established in a generally tiny space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime destination, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular betting locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The astonishing income gained from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a few restrictions constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; still, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 1700, and even though visas are allegedly necessary to cross, there are methods around this, as is true of most borders.

The original Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving only a single casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored ship gambling den, contains 150 slot machine games and 60 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, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of 150 slots and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machine games and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and ninety six table games, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and sixty six of the common table games, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an international vacation and hotel compound that contains a number of comforts in addition to the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand square feet of 130 slot machines and 88 gaming tables.