Cambodia Gambling Dens
by Jakayla on Apr.13, 2010, under Casino
There’s a fascinating background to the Cambodia casinos that lie just over the national boundaries from nearby Thailand, where gambling den wagering is illegal. Eight gambling dens are located inside a fairly small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This area of Cambodia gambling establishments is inside a prime place, a 3 to 4 drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gambling centres in Asia. Cambodia gambling establishments do a flourishing business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only extremely couple of Westerners. The extraordinary earnings obtained from the casinos ranges from 7 dollars.5 million to over 12 million, and there are few limitations or registration requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; nevertheless, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from nine a.m. to five p.m., and though visas are apparently necessary to cross, you’ll find ways to circumspect this, as is true of many border crossings.
The initial Cambodia gambling establishments opened in Phnom Penh in ninety-four, except were compelled to close in 98, leaving only one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary boat betting house, features 150 slot machines and sixty table games. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of pontoon, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Paigow poker and Tai-Sai.
The first betting house in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in ‘99 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 slots and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and sixty-eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Gambling den and Resort attributes three hundred 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 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most well-known casino game), Fan Tan, and Pai-gow. In addition, there is the Gambling establishment Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Gambling den Stud Poker. One more one of the eight bettings houses in Poipet, also in the hotel, may be the Princess Gambling den with one hundred and sixty-six slot machines and ninety-seven games. The Star Vegas Gambling establishment is part of an international resort and hotel complex that features many amenities moreover to the betting house, which has ten thousand square feet of one hundred thirty slot machines and eighty eight table games.
Across the Cambodian border at Asmech/Surin is one betting house, the Casino O Samet, with a hundred slot machines and 50 tables of punto banco. In addition, the Koh Kong Gambling establishment, in the province of Trat, is open daily from nine a.m. to ten p.m., with one hundred slot machines and 4 table games. A smaller casino, Le Macau Casino and Hotel, opened not too long ago at Bavet on the Vietnamese border.
