Cambodia Casinos

Monday, 21. September 2009

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There is an interesting background to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the border from nearby Thailand, where gambling den betting is against the law. Eight gambling dens are situated in a generally small location in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in a excellent spot, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The phenomenal capital gained from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are number of restrictions constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 17:00, and although visas are apparently needed to pass, there are means around this, as is accurate of most borders.

The initial Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored barge gambling den, contains 150 slot machines and 60 tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of chemin de fer, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long opened. There are 150 slot machines and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slots and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and sixty six of the familiar table games, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight casinos in Poipet, again in a inn, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in multinational resort and hotel building that highlights numerous comforts in addition to the gambling hall, which offers ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 tables.

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