Cambodia Casinos
There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the border from next door Thailand, where gambling den wagering is not legal. Eight gambling dens are situated in a relatively small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime location, a three to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The astonishing income accrued from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of restrictions requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mostly Thai; however, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 1700, and though visas are apparently required to pass, there are means around this, as is real of most border crossings.
The initial Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving only one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked ship gambling hall, features 150 one armed bandits and 60 gaming tables. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of 21, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. A total of 150 one armed bandits and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machine games and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and 66 of the common tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive resort and hotel complex that highlights numerous conveniences on top of the casino, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and 88 table games.
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