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There is an interesting background to the Cambodia casinos that lie just over the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which gambling den betting is prohibited. Eight casinos are situated in a generally small area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime area, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest 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 few Westerners. The astonishing capital gained from the gambling dens ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few controls requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; still, financing sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 17:00, and although visas are for all intents and purposes necessary to cross, there are means around this, as is correct of many borders.

The 1st Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary bateau casino, contains 150 slots and 60 tables. The Naga river boat never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, 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 8 casinos in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around resort and hotel complex that highlights a number of amenities in addition to the casino, which contains ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 tables.