There is an appealing background to the Cambodia casinos that sit just across the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, where casino wagering is banned. Eight gambling dens are established in a generally tiny location in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime location, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular betting centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing capital accrued from the gambling dens ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few limitations constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; although, financing sources are ambiguous. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are for all intents and purposes necessary to pass, there are ways around this, as is real of many border crossings.

The first Cambodia gambling halls premiered in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau casino, features 150 slots and 60 tables. The Naga gambling den is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of 21, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 one armed bandits and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 one armed bandits and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 96 table games, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and sixty six of the common tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one 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 part of an all-inclusive vacation and hotel complex that highlights many luxuries aside from the casino, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and eighty eight tables.