Cambodia Casinos


There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just across the border from nearby Thailand, where gambling den wagering is illegal. Eight casinos are anchored in a generally small location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect area, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing income gained from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few restrictions requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; however, funding sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and despite the fact visas are allegedly necessary to pass, there are methods around this, as is real of most borders.

The initial Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked barge casino, features 150 slot machines and sixty tables. The Naga gambling hall is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of chemin de fer, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long opened. A total of 150 slot machines and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machine games and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and sixty six of the familiar tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 casinos in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel compound that contains a number of amenities on top of the gambling hall, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and eighty eight gaming tables.

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