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Cambodia Casinos

by Jakayla on Jan.12, 2010, under Casino

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There is a fascinating history to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which gambling hall wagering is prohibited. Eight casinos are anchored in a relatively tiny location in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect spot, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing income accrued from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are a couple of controls constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be mainly Thai; still, financing sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 17:00, and despite the fact visas are allegedly needed to pass, there are means around this, as is correct of many borders.

The original Cambodia gambling halls opened 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 stationary ship gambling hall, features one hundred and fifty slots and 60 tables. The Naga gambling den is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of twenty-one, 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, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long opened. There are 150 slot machine games and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machine games and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred slot machine games and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the 8 casinos in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around vacation and hotel complex that contains a number of conveniences accompanying the gambling den, which contains 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slot machines and eighty eight tables.


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