There is a fascinating history to the Cambodia casinos that lie just over the dividing line from nearby Thailand, where gambling hall wagering is not allowed. Eight casinos are established in a generally small location in the municipality of Poipet in Cambodia. This group of Cambodia gambling dens is in an excellent spot, a three to four hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai laborers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal income acquired from the casinos ranges from $7.5 million to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a few limitations requirements for gambling den ownership. Ownership is required to be mostly Thai; although, financial sources are cryptic. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and although visas are allegedly necessary to cross, there are ways around this, as is true of most borders.

The original Cambodia gambling halls premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in 1998, leaving just one gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored barge gambling hall, highlights 150 slots and sixty table games. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat chemin de fer, four tables of twenty-one, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The initial gambling hall in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. A total of 150 slot machine games and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four slots and sixty eight tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machine games and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machines and sixty six of the familiar tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the 8 gambling halls in Poipet, again a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and 97 games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a multinational vacation and hotel compound that contains numerous comforts on top of the casino, which provides ten thousand square feet of 130 slots and 88 tables.