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There is an interesting background to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just across the border from neighboring Thailand, where gambling den wagering is against the law. Eight casinos are based in a relatively small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a prime location, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The phenomenal income accrued from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million, and there are a few limitations constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; however, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 1700, and despite the fact visas are supposedly needed to cross, there are means around this, as is accurate of most border crossings.

The initial Cambodia gambling halls premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only 1 gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau gambling den, features 150 slot machine games and 60 gaming tables. The Naga gambling den is open all hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of vingt-et-un, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are 150 one armed bandits and five table games 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 slot machine games and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and sixty six of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 one armed bandits and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an international vacation and hotel complex that features numerous comforts accompanying the gambling hall, which has ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and 88 table games.

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