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Cambodia cas

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432

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There is an interesting background to the Cambodia cas that lie just across the border from neighboring Thailand, where ca gambling is illegal. Eight cas are situated in a relatively small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia cas is in a prime location, a three to four drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia cas do a thriving business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, ...


Keywords:
Cambodia,Cambodia cas,cas in Cambodia,gambling in Cambodia


Article Body:
There is an interesting background to the Cambodia cas that lie just across the border from neighboring Thailand, where ca gambling is illegal. Eight cas are situated in a relatively small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia cas is in a prime location, a three to four drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia cas do a thriving business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The phenomenal income gained from the cas ranges from $7.5 million to over 12.5 million, and there are few restrictions or registration requirements for ca ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; however, investment sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and although visas are supposedly required to cross, there are ways around this, as is true of most border crossings.

The first Cambodia cas opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only one ca in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary boat ca, features 150 slots and sixty table games. The Naga ca is open 24 hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of blackjack, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The first ca in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 slots and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace ca and Resort features 300 slots and 70 table games and the Princess Hotel and ca, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and 96 gaming tables, including 87 baccarat (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. In addition, there is the ca Tropicana, with 135 slots and 66 of the familiar table games, as well as one table of ca Stud Poker. Another one of the eight cas in Poipet, also in a hotel, is the Princess ca with 166 slots and 97 games. The Star Vegas ca is part of an international resort and hotel complex that features a number of amenities in addition to the ca, which has 10,000 square feet of 130 slots and 88 table games.

Across the Cambodian border at Asmech/Surin is one ca, the ca O Samet, with 100 slots and 50 tables of baccarat. In addition, the Koh Kong ca, in the province of Trat, is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with 100 slots and four table games. A smaller ca, Le Macau ca and Hotel, opened recently at Bavet on the Vietnamese border.