There is an interesting background to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the border from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall gaming is against the law. Eight casinos are situated in a generally tiny space in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in a prime spot, a 3 to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular wagering locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The astonishing income accrued from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million, and there are a few controls requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; still, investment sources are ambiguous. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 1700, and though visas are for all intents and purposes needed to cross, there are means around this, as is accurate of most border crossings.

The initial Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau gambling hall, features one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty gaming tables. The Naga river boat is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of 21, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The first gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are one hundred and fifty slot machine games and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slots and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machines and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat (the most dominant 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 normal gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive resort and hotel compound that highlights a number of amenities in addition to the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and eighty eight gaming tables.