Cambodia Gambling Dens
Monday, 21. January 2019
There is an appealing background to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which casino betting is prohibited. Eight gambling halls are established in a generally tiny space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling dens is in a perfect area, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing income accrued from the gambling dens ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be largely Thai; although, investment sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 0900 to 17:00, and although visas are apparently needed to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is accurate of most borders.
The first Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored barge casino, highlights 150 slot machines and 60 table games. The Naga gambling hall is open all day and night with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of blackjack, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon followed. A total of 150 one armed bandits and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat banque (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and sixty six of the common tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight casinos in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a multinational vacation and hotel building that contains many conveniences on top of the gambling hall, which contains ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 tables.
Posted in Casino by Lance