Cambodia Gambling Dens
Posted in Casino on 01/22/2010 10:21 pm by Jude
There is a captivating background to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just across the border from nearby Thailand, where gambling den wagering is illegal. Eight gambling dens are situated in a relatively small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect spot, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai laborers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The phenomenal income accrued from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a few limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; although, financial sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 1700, and although visas are supposedly needed to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is accurate of many border crossings.
The 1st Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just 1 gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary ship gambling hall, features 150 slots and sixty gaming tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table 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. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machine games and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slot machine games and seventy table games 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 dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 one armed bandits and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-around resort and hotel compound that contains a number of amenities accompanying the gambling den, which has ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 tables.