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Cambodia Casinos
There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just across the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall betting is not allowed. Eight gambling halls are anchored in a generally small space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a prime spot, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing income accrued from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; still, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and despite the fact visas are allegedly necessary to cross, there are means around this, as is correct of many borders.
The original Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only a single casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary barge gambling hall, features 150 one armed bandits and 60 tables. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of 21, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The first gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slots and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and ninety six table games, including 87 punto banco (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the normal gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel compound that highlights many comforts accompanying the gambling hall, which contains ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and eighty eight table games.