There is a captivating story to the Cambodia gambling halls that lie just over the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which gambling den gambling is against the law. Eight casinos are established in a generally small area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect area, a 3 to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest wagering centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The amazing capital accrued from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few restrictions constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; however, financial sources are ambiguous. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and even though visas are for all intents and purposes required to pass, there are methods around this, as is real of most borders.

The first Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary ship gambling hall, contains one hundred and fifty slots and sixty table games. The Naga casino never closes with 42 tables of mini-punto banco, 4 tables of vingt-et-un, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown before long opened. A total of one hundred and fifty slot machine games and five tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machines and 70 tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machines and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven baccarat chemin de fer (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five one armed bandits and sixty six of the common tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive resort and hotel compound that highlights many comforts on top of the casino, which contains 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 tables.