There is a captivating story to the Cambodia casinos that reside just across the border from neighboring Thailand, where gambling den gambling is not legal. Eight casinos are established in a generally small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia casinos is in a prime spot, a three to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest betting centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing capital gained from the casinos ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a number of controls constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; although, financing sources are ambiguous. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 17:00, and although visas are allegedly necessary to cross, there are means around this, as is real of many borders.

The 1st Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only one gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored ship gambling den, features one hundred and fifty slots and sixty tables. The Naga river boat never closes with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one 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. A total of 150 slot machine games and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 slot machine games and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety six table games, including eighty seven baccarat (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-around vacation and hotel building that features numerous comforts on top of the gambling hall, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and 88 gaming tables.