There is an appealing history to the Cambodia gambling dens that reside just over the dividing line from next door Thailand, in which casino wagering is not allowed. Eight gambling dens are anchored in a relatively tiny area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in a perfect area, a 3 to 4 hour trip from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 biggest betting centers in Asia. Cambodia gambling dens do a huge business with Thai blue-collar workers and guests from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The amazing income acquired from the casinos ranges from seven and a half million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a number of controls constraints for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mostly Thai; although, financial sources are ambiguous. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 17:00, and even though visas are apparently required to cross, there are ways around this, as is real of many borders.

The initial Cambodia casinos premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving just 1 gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored barge gambling den, features 150 slot machines and 60 tables. The Naga gambling hall never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of twenty-one, 10 of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and one each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown soon followed. There are 150 slot machine games and 5 table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slot machines and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slot machines and sixty six of the normal tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight casinos in Poipet, also a part of a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six slot machine games and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in a comprehensive vacation and hotel building that contains numerous amenities accompanying the gambling hall, which contains ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slots and eighty eight tables.