There is a captivating story to the Cambodia gambling dens that sit just across the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, where gambling hall betting is not permitted. Eight gambling dens are established in a relatively tiny space in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling dens is in a prime spot, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The astonishing income gained from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a few controls requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; still, financial sources are ambiguous. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00, and despite the fact visas are supposedly necessary to pass, there are methods and means around this, as is correct of most borders.

The original Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just a single casino in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a docked boat casino, features one hundred and fifty slots and sixty gaming tables. The Naga river boat never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, 4 tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. A total of one hundred and fifty slots and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights 300 slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machines and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat banque (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and 66 of the common table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around resort and hotel complex that highlights a number of amenities accompanying the casino, which houses 10,000 square feet of one hundred and thirty one armed bandits and 88 tables.