There is an appealing history to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just over the border from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall gambling is prohibited. Eight casinos are anchored in a relatively small space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling halls is in a prime location, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and tourists from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very couple of Westerners. The amazing capital acquired from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than 12.5 million, and there are a couple of controls requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; still, financing sources are cryptic. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are for all intents and purposes necessary to cross, there are methods around this, as is accurate of most borders.

The 1st Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only a single casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau gambling hall, features one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and 60 table games. The Naga casino is open all day and night with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly followed. A total of 150 slot machines and 5 tables at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slot machines and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 one armed bandits 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 87 baccarat chemin de fer (the most beloved game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and 66 of the common gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive resort and hotel building that contains numerous luxuries aside from the casino, which has 10,000 sq.ft. of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and 88 tables.