Cambodia Gambling Dens
There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just over the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling hall gaming is prohibited. Eight casinos are established in a generally small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent location, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The amazing capital gained from the gambling dens ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of restrictions requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 17:00, and although visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are methods around this, as is correct of many border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked ship gambling hall, features one hundred and fifty slots and sixty tables. The Naga gambling hall never closes with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of vingt-et-un, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The first gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. A total of one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machines and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and 96 gaming tables, 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 slots and 66 of the normal tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a multinational vacation and hotel building that highlights many comforts aside from the gambling hall, which provides 10,000 sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slots and eighty eight tables.
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