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November
Written by Lucy.
Posted in: Casino
There is an interesting history to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling den wagering is not allowed. Eight gambling halls are situated in a generally small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent location, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The phenomenal income gained from the gambling halls ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of controls requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; however, funding sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and even though visas are for all intents and purposes necessary to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of many border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored bateau casino, contains one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty gaming tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The first gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long followed. There are one hundred and fifty slots and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machine games and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slot machines and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and 66 of the normal gaming tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 casinos in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational resort and hotel building that highlights a number of comforts in addition to the casino, which has ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 slot machine games and 88 tables.
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