There is an interesting story to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just across the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling den gaming is not permitted. Eight gambling dens are based in a generally small location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect area, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest gaming locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai laborers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The astonishing capital gained from the gambling dens ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a few restrictions constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; although, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 17:00, and despite the fact visas are allegedly necessary to pass, there are means around this, as is real of most border crossings.

The original Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just a single casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary boat gambling den, contains 150 slot machine games and sixty table games. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of chemin de fer, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are one hundred and fifty slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slots and 70 gaming tables 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 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 slot machines and 66 of the normal gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational resort and hotel building that features many comforts aside from the gambling hall, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and eighty eight table games.