There is an interesting story to the Cambodia casinos that reside just across the border from nearby Thailand, in which gambling hall gaming is prohibited. Eight gambling dens are situated in a generally small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling dens is in an excellent location, a three to four hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest wagering locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a huge business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The astonishing capital accrued from the casinos ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of controls constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be largely Thai; although, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 17:00, and although visas are apparently required to cross, there are methods around this, as is true of most border crossings.

The original Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored barge casino, highlights 150 slot machines and sixty table games. The Naga river boat is open all hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, 4 tables of chemin de fer, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in the late nineties and the Golden Crown quickly opened. A total of 150 slots and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 slots and seventy table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 96 gaming tables, including eighty seven punto banco (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and sixty six of the normal tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 97 casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-around vacation and hotel complex that contains a number of conveniences accompanying the casino, which houses ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machine games and eighty eight gaming tables.