There is an interesting story to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall wagering is prohibited. Eight casinos are established in a generally small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent area, a three to four hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai laborers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal capital acquired from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of restrictions constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; however, investment sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are supposedly necessary to pass, there are means around this, as is true of many border crossings.

The 1st Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving only 1 casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary boat gambling den, features one hundred and fifty slot machines and 60 gaming tables. The Naga casino is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, 4 tables of 21, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. A total of one hundred and fifty slots and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machine games and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 slots and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five one armed bandits and sixty six of the common gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive resort and hotel compound that contains numerous amenities aside from the gambling hall, which provides 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and eighty eight table games.