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There is a captivating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just across the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which casino gaming is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are anchored in a generally tiny area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect area, a three to four hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal income accrued from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few controls constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; still, investment sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are for all intents and purposes needed to cross, there are methods and means around this, as is real of many border crossings.

The first Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau gambling hall, contains 150 slot machine games and 60 gaming tables. The Naga gambling den never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of vingt-et-un, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of 150 slot machine games and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machines and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 one armed bandits and sixty six of the common gaming tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive resort and hotel complex that features numerous comforts aside from the gambling den, which has ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and eighty eight tables.