There is an interesting background to the Cambodia casinos that lie just over the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling den gaming is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are based in a relatively tiny area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime location, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular betting centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai laborers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing capital gained from the gambling dens ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million, and there are a few restrictions requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; although, funding sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 0900 to 5:00 p.m., and although visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of most borders.

The first Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked bateau gambling den, contains 150 slot machine games and sixty table games. The Naga gambling hall is open all hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, 4 tables of chemin de fer, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 one armed bandits and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred one armed bandits and 70 table games 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 punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and sixty six of the familiar tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. One more of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, again a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-around resort and hotel building that features many luxuries in addition to the gambling hall, which houses ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 gaming tables.