There is a captivating background to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just over the border from next door Thailand, in which gambling den betting is banned. Eight casinos are established in a generally tiny location in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in an excellent area, a three to four hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular betting centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The astonishing income accrued from the gambling dens ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a couple of limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be mainly Thai; although, funding sources are ambiguous. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are for all intents and purposes required to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is accurate of many border crossings.

The initial Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only 1 gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked boat gambling hall, highlights one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty tables. The Naga gambling den is open all day and night with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long opened. There are 150 one armed bandits and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machine games and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machines and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the familiar gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machine games and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational resort and hotel compound that features a number of luxuries aside from the casino, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and 88 gaming tables.