There is an appealing story to the Cambodia casinos that sit just over the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling hall wagering is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are situated in a generally small area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia gambling dens is in an excellent spot, a three to 4 hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 most popular gaming centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai laborers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a few Westerners. The phenomenal income gained from the gambling dens ranges from 7.5 million dollars to over 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of restrictions requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mostly Thai; still, investment sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 09:00 to 5:00 p.m., and even though visas are for all intents and purposes required to pass, there are methods around this, as is correct of many border crossings.

The initial Cambodia gambling dens opened in Phnom Penh in the mid nineties, but were forced to close in the late nineties, leaving just 1 gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau gambling den, features 150 slot machine games and sixty gaming tables. The Naga gambling den is open all day and night with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of 21, 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 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machine games and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The newest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort highlights three hundred slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and ninety six gaming tables, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and sixty six of the familiar table games, as well as one table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the 8 casinos in Poipet, again a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety seven table games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an all-inclusive vacation and hotel building that contains a number of conveniences in addition to the gambling hall, which has 10,000 sq.ft. of 130 slots and eighty eight tables.