Cambodia Gambling Dens
by Eduardo on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
There is an captivating background to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just across the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which casino betting is illegal. Eight gambling dens are anchored in a generally tiny space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect location, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The astonishing capital accrued from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are couple of limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; however, financial sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 1700, and though visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are ways around this, as is accurate of many borders.
The 1st Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked barge casino, contains one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 table games. The Naga gambling den is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of blackjack, 10 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, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long followed. A total of one hundred and fifty slot machines and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machines and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat banque (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and 66 of the common table games, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an multinational resort and hotel compound that features many comforts in addition to the casino, which offers 10,000 square feet of 130 slots and 88 gaming tables.
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