There is a captivating history to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the border from next door Thailand, in which gambling hall wagering is not permitted. Eight gambling dens are based in a generally small location in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This collection of Cambodia casinos is in a prime spot, a three to 4 hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest gaming locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal income accrued from the casinos ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of controls requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mostly Thai; still, financial sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and even though visas are for all intents and purposes needed to pass, there are means around this, as is true of most border crossings.

The original Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked ship gambling hall, features one hundred and fifty slot machines and sixty table games. The Naga river boat is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown before long opened. A total of 150 slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred one armed bandits and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slots and ninety six gaming tables, including 87 punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machine games and 66 of the familiar tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, again in a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slot machines and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around vacation and hotel complex that contains numerous conveniences in addition to the gambling den, which contains 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 tables.