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Cambodia Gambling Dens
December 10th, 2009 by Kirsten
[ English ]

There is a fascinating story to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just over the border from next door Thailand, in which casino betting is against the law. Eight casinos are situated in a generally tiny space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect destination, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai laborers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The astonishing capital acquired from the casinos ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than 12.5 million, and there are a number of controls requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; still, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 1700, and even though visas are for all intents and purposes needed to pass, there are means around this, as is accurate of most borders.

The initial Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored bateau casino, highlights one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 tables. The Naga casino never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of blackjack, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long opened. There are one hundred and fifty slots and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant 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 a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational vacation and hotel building that contains numerous luxuries in addition to the casino, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and eighty eight table games.


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