Cambodia Casinos
May 29th, 2009 at 22:28
There is an appealing story to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just across the border from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall gaming is prohibited. Eight gambling dens are situated in a relatively small area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia casinos is in a excellent spot, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The phenomenal income gained from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are few limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; however, investment sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 1700, and although visas are apparently needed to cross, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of many borders.
The 1st Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were required to close in 1998, leaving just one casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau casino, contains one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 table games. The Naga gambling den is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are one hundred and fifty slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundres and four slot machine games and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred one armed bandits and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and ninety six table games, including eighty seven baccarat (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and sixty six of the common tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one 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 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in all-around vacation and hotel building that contains numerous amenities aside from the casino, which provides 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and eighty eight table games.