There is a captivating story to the Cambodia casinos that sit just over the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, where casino wagering is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are anchored in a generally small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime destination, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The amazing income gained from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of limitations constraints for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; although, financing sources are cryptic. The borders are ceremoniously open from 0900 to 1700, and despite the fact visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is real of most border crossings.

The 1st Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary ship gambling den, highlights 150 slot machines and sixty tables. The Naga gambling hall is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown soon opened. There are 150 one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machine games and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slots and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machine games and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and 66 of the normal table games, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight casinos in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational vacation and hotel complex that highlights many amenities accompanying the casino, which offers ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 table games.