There is an appealing history to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just across the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which gambling den gambling is prohibited. Eight gambling halls are situated in a relatively tiny space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime location, a 3 to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a thriving business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The amazing income acquired from the gambling halls ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of controls requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is required to be mainly Thai; although, financing sources are ambiguous. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 17:00, and despite the fact visas are supposedly required to pass, there are methods around this, as is real of most border crossings.

The first Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked ship gambling den, contains one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty tables. The Naga river boat never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long followed. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slots and seventy tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and ninety six table games, including eighty seven punto banco (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, again a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive resort and hotel compound that features numerous comforts aside from the casino, which offers ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and eighty eight tables.