There is an interesting background to the Cambodia casinos that lie just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, in which gambling den gambling is not allowed. Eight gambling halls are based in a relatively tiny space in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect spot, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The astonishing capital accrued from the gambling dens ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few restrictions requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; although, financial sources are cryptic. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and even though visas are supposedly required to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of many borders.

The initial Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving just a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary ship gambling hall, contains one hundred and fifty slot machine games and sixty tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long followed. There are one hundred and fifty slots and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred one armed bandits and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and 96 table games, including 87 baccarat banque (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and 66 of the common tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel complex that highlights numerous comforts accompanying the gambling den, which has 10,000 sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machines and eighty eight gaming tables.