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There is an appealing background to the Cambodia casinos that lie just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall wagering is not allowed. Eight casinos are established in a generally tiny area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime area, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The astonishing income acquired from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of limitations constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; although, financing sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and despite the fact visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are ways around this, as is true of many border crossings.

The first Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving only one gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary boat gambling hall, contains one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and sixty table games. The Naga river boat is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon opened. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 one armed bandits and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety six table games, including eighty seven baccarat (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and 66 of the normal gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, again a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive resort and hotel compound that features many comforts accompanying the gambling hall, which has 10,000 square feet of 130 slot machine games and eighty eight tables.