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There is an fascinating history to the Cambodia gambling halls that sit just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall betting is prohibited. Eight casinos are based in a relatively small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling dens is in a excellent location, a three to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai laborers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing capital acquired from the gambling halls ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million, and there are few restrictions requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; although, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 1700, and despite the fact visas are apparently required to cross, there are ways around this, as is true of many borders.
The initial Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau gambling den, features one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and sixty table games. The Naga gambling den never closes with forty two tables of mini-punto banco, 4 tables of chemin de fer, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 slot machine games and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundres and four slot machine games and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machines and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat chemin de fer (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machines and 66 of the normal gaming tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, again in a inn, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-inclusive resort and hotel building that features numerous conveniences on top of the gambling hall, which houses 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and eighty eight tables.
July 19th, 2008
Dayton
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