There is an appealing history to the Cambodia gambling halls that reside just over the border from next door Thailand, where gambling hall gambling is not allowed. Eight gambling halls are anchored in a relatively small location in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect destination, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two largest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The amazing capital accrued from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; still, investment sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 1700, and even though visas are apparently required to cross, there are ways around this, as is accurate of many border crossings.

The initial Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving only a single casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored ship casino, contains one hundred and fifty slot machines and 60 gaming tables. The Naga casino never closes with forty two tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of one hundred and fifty slots and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains three hundred slots and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety six gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machine games and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around vacation and hotel complex that features numerous luxuries accompanying the casino, which offers 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty slots and eighty eight gaming tables.