There is a fascinating history to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the national boundaries from bordering Thailand, where casino betting is illegal. Eight casinos are located inside a relatively small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This area of Cambodia bettings houses is in a perfect area, a three to four drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a booming business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only really few Westerners. The extraordinary income gained from the casinos ranges from 7 dollars.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are few constraints or registration requirements for gambling establishment ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; nonetheless, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to five p.m., and though visas are allegedly required to cross, you’ll find ways around this, as is true of many border crossings.
The first Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in ‘94, except were compelled to close in 98, leaving only one betting house in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary boat gambling den, features a hundred and fifty slots and 60 table games. The Naga gambling den is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of chemin de fer, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in ‘99 and the Golden Crown soon followed. You will find one hundred and fifty slot machines and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Gambling den and Resort functions 300 slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Gambling den, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty-six slot machine games and ninety-six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most well-liked game), Fan Tan, and Pai-gow. Moreover, there may be the Betting house Tropicana, with a hundred and thirty five slot machine games and sixty six of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more one of the eight bettings houses in Poipet, also in the hotel, is the Princess Gambling den with 166 slot machines and ninety-seven games. The Star Vegas Betting house is part of an international resort and hotel complex that attributes many amenities moreover to the betting house, which has ten thousand sqft of one hundred thirty slot machines and 88 table games.
Across the Cambodian border at Asmech/Surin is one betting house, the Casino O Samet, with one hundred slots and fifty tables of baccarat banque. Furthermore, the Koh Kong Gambling den, in the province of Trat, is open every day from 9:00 a.m. to ten p.m., with 100 slots and 4 table games. A smaller gambling establishment, Le Macau Betting house and Hotel, opened recently at Bavet on the Vietnamese border.
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