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There is a captivating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which casino betting is not allowed. Eight gambling halls are established in a generally tiny area in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect destination, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing capital acquired from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few restrictions constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; however, financing sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and even though visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are ways around this, as is real of most border crossings.

The first Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving only a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary bateau casino, contains one hundred and fifty slot machine games and sixty gaming tables. The Naga gambling hall is open all day and night with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon opened. There are one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 slots and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, again a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 one armed bandits and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an international resort and hotel building that features a number of amenities accompanying the casino, which contains ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 slot machines and 88 table games.