There is an appealing history to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just across the border from next door Thailand, where gambling hall betting is banned. Eight gambling halls are situated in a relatively tiny area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect location, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai laborers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The astonishing income gained from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of restrictions constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 17:00, and despite the fact visas are apparently required to cross, there are means around this, as is true of most borders.
The original Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored boat casino, features one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and 60 gaming tables. The Naga gambling den is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-punto banco, 4 tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The initial casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon opened. There are one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slots and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machines and 96 table games, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight casinos in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 one armed bandits and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive resort and hotel complex that contains many comforts in addition to the casino, which has 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and 88 table games.
April 3rd, 2016
Cohen
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