There is an appealing background to the Cambodia gambling halls that sit just over the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which gambling den gambling is illegal. Eight casinos are anchored in a relatively tiny area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling halls is in an excellent location, a 3 to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The phenomenal income acquired from the gambling dens ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of restrictions requirements for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; still, funding sources are vague. The borders are ceremoniously open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are apparently necessary to pass, there are ways around this, as is correct of many border crossings.

The initial Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored boat casino, highlights one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and sixty gaming tables. The Naga gambling den is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are one hundred and fifty slot machines and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight table games at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 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 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 slot machines and 66 of the common gaming tables, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling dens in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slots and 97 table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational resort and hotel building that features a number of conveniences in addition to the casino, which offers 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slot machines and eighty eight gaming tables.