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There is an appealing story to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, where gambling hall gambling is not permitted. Eight gambling dens are anchored in a generally tiny location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect location, a 3 to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai laborers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The phenomenal capital gained from the gambling halls ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a number of limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; however, financial sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and despite the fact visas are apparently required to cross, there are ways around this, as is correct of most border crossings.

The first Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked boat casino, contains 150 slot machines and sixty table games. The Naga casino never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, 4 tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The first gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are one hundred and fifty slots and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machines and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety six table games, including eighty seven baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and sixty six of the normal gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational vacation and hotel complex that features many amenities aside from the casino, which has 10,000 sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and eighty eight table games.