Cambodia Casinos
There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling halls that sit just across the border from neighboring Thailand, in which casino betting is prohibited. Eight casinos are established in a generally small location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling dens is in a perfect location, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The astonishing income accrued from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; still, funding sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 17:00, and though visas are supposedly necessary to pass, there are ways around this, as is accurate of many borders.
The original Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary boat casino, highlights one hundred and fifty slot machines and 60 tables. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-punto banco, 4 tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 one armed bandits and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight casinos in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an international resort and hotel compound that features many comforts in addition to the gambling hall, which contains 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and eighty eight table games.
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