Casinos in Phnom Penh

NagaWorld: Phnom Penh's only casino

If you want to gamble in Phnom Penh, your destination is NagaWorld, and it is your only one. It is Phnom Penh's sole integrated hotel-casino entertainment complex, and the operator describes it as the country's only top-tier luxury casino⁶. It is also Cambodia's largest and most prestigious casino and entertainment complex, a 1.2 million square foot property built around the casino floor¹.

That scale matters, because NagaWorld is not just a casino. It is a full resort with 1,658 rooms and suites, making it one of the largest five-star hotels in Cambodia, plus more than twenty restaurants, a full-service spa, nightclubs, karaoke bars, and a convention center that seats over a thousand people⁹. Nightly live entertainment runs from singers and bands to traditional Khmer performances¹.

The casino itself never closes. Gaming tables and electronic machines are available 24 hours a day for players of all levels¹. Table games include baccarat, which dominates the floor as it does across Cambodia, along with blackjack, roulette, Sic Bo and several poker variants⁸. You can read more about the individual games on our casino games in Cambodia page, and about the venue as a whole in our NagaWorld guide.

One point on who may play: the minimum age for the gaming areas is 18, and valid government-issued photo identification can be requested at all gaming entrance checkpoints, so carry your passport⁴. For the wider picture of gambling in the country, see gambling in Cambodia.

Where it is and how to get there

NagaWorld sits in central Phnom Penh, close to the riverfront area where most visitors stay. The complex is roughly five kilometers from Pochentong International Airport, which works out to about twenty minutes by tuk-tuk and less by private car⁸. A tuk-tuk from the airport or from the riverside hotels is the usual way to get there, and drivers all know the name.

The property runs across two connected towers, NagaWorld 1 and NagaWorld 2, linked by NagaCity Walk, an underground duty-free shopping gallery⁸. If you are staying at the hotel itself, you never need to leave the complex: the rooms, restaurants, spa and casino floors are all under one roof. If you are coming from elsewhere in the city, tell your driver "NagaWorld" and you will be dropped at the main entrance, where the gaming floors begin.

If you are based in Phnom Penh but want more options, the nearest other casinos are well outside the city. Ha Tien Vegas in Kampot is about 150 kilometers away on the coast, and the border-town casino clusters at Poipet, Bavet and Sihanoukville are further still. Within the capital, NagaWorld is the whole story.

Two gaming floors, two towers: the layout

The casino is spread across two floors with different themes and distinctly different atmospheres¹. The general shape of it: one floor carries the main mass-market gaming, with rows of tables and machines, while the other is themed and quieter, aimed at a different kind of player. Walking between them, you notice the change in pace and noise immediately.

The second tower, Naga2, added a huge amount of capacity when it opened. It holds approximately 300 gaming tables and 2,500 electronic gaming machines, along with private casino rooms and VIP casino halls². Between the two towers, the complex offers the widest range of gaming in the country, from low-minimum tables suitable for a first visit to high-limit rooms for serious money.

A rough map of what you will find:

Beyond the gaming, the same building holds the hotel's 1,658 rooms and suites, the spa, the nightclubs and karaoke bars, and the twenty-plus restaurants⁹. You can spend an entire evening moving from dinner to the casino floor to a live band without stepping outside.

Poker at The Arena: cash games and tournaments

Poker in Phnom Penh lives at The Arena, a combined poker room, sports bar and dining spot on Level 1 of NagaWorld 1, next to The Spa¹⁰. It has eight poker tables, and cash games run around the clock, with eight games running every night³.

The stakes span a wide range: cash games run from 1/3 no-limit up to 20/40 no-limit³. That means a casual player can sit into a low-stakes game with a modest buy-in, while bigger games run at the top of the range for players who want them. If you are new to the game, start at the low end; the 1/3 tables are where most visitors play.

Tournaments are a big part of what The Arena does. Weekly low-stakes tournaments run every Saturday and Sunday, which makes them an easy entry point if you have never played a live tournament before³. Beyond the weekly games, NagaWorld has built a real reputation as a poker destination: it hosts international poker festivals throughout the year in partnership with global brands, and it has quickly become one of the premier poker tournament venues in Southeast Asia¹³.

Between sessions, The Arena serves burgers, tacos, cold beers and more, so you can eat without leaving the room¹⁴. For more on the game itself, see our pages on poker in Cambodia and poker tournaments in Cambodia.

Sportsbook at The Arena

The Arena doubles as Phnom Penh's sports betting venue, and it is the only legal sports betting venue in Cambodia³. It is open 24 hours a day, so you can walk in at any hour and bet on live sport¹⁰.

The setup is self-service: you place bets at self-service sports betting terminals, with current odds displayed live, and there are around 100 matches available to bet on every day³. Coverage spans football and the other major sports you would expect at an Asian sportsbook.

Watching the action is half the point of the room. The Arena has a 4-meter LED display plus twenty televisions of 55 and 65 inches, all showing live sport simultaneously³. On a big match night, the room fills up and works like a proper sports bar, with the poker tables running alongside. For the wider betting picture in the country, see sports betting in Cambodia.

VIP rooms and the Jin Zun Club

For high-stakes play, NagaWorld offers private VIP casino rooms and gaming salons with higher limits, privacy and premium offerings¹. The VIP halls are aimed at high-rollers and provide a private high-limit betting experience with top rewards¹⁵. Access to these rooms is arranged through the casino rather than being open to everyone walking the floor, so if you want to play at high limits, ask at the rewards club desk or contact the casino in advance.

The newest addition to the premium gaming offering is the Jin Zun Club, a themed gaming hall for premium players¹¹. It offers table games and electronic gaming with live band performances, so it has more atmosphere than the standard VIP salon: you get the higher-stakes play plus live music in the room¹¹. Naga2 also has its own private casino rooms and VIP casino halls².

On dress and entry: there is no formal dress code published for the VIP areas, but smart casual is the sensible choice for premium rooms anywhere in Asia, and valid government-issued photo ID can be requested at any gaming entrance checkpoint⁴. If you are planning a first high-stakes visit, call ahead on the numbers in the next section and the staff will tell you what to expect.

Rewards club, payments and cash access

NagaWorld runs a membership club, the NagaWorld Rewards Club, which offers casino privileges and rewards to members¹⁵. You can register on arrival, and membership is how the casino tracks your play and extends its privileges¹⁶. Points earned through play can be redeemed for things like hotel stays, food and spa treatments¹⁷.

For money, the casino has ATMs from several banks on site, including Canadia Bank, Cambodian Asia Bank, CIMB Bank, Maybank and ANZ Bank, so cash withdrawal is straightforward¹⁹. For international travelers, cash advance options are available at the casino as well¹⁹. Cambodia runs on both US dollars and Cambodian riel, and the casino operates in that same environment; carry your passport for ID and cash access. More detail on moving money for gambling is on our gambling payments in Cambodia page.

Useful contacts if you are planning a visit:

• Naga2 helpline: +855 15 575 222¹⁶
• NagaWorld Rewards Club and reservations: +855 2322 8822¹⁶
• Naga2 on WeChat: nagaworld_gerc¹⁶

If you are staying overnight, the hotel's 1,658 rooms and suites mean availability is rarely a problem, and staying in the complex puts you a lift ride from the gaming floors⁹.

Fake NagaWorld sites: what to know

NagaWorld has no online casino. The operator states plainly that it does not offer, provide or endorse any online or remote gaming or gambling activities of any kind⁵. There is no NagaWorld app, no NagaWorld website where you can play, and no remote version of its tables.

The reason this needs saying is that scammers have exploited the name. NagaWorld has issued consumer alerts about fraud cases involving illegal online casinos that falsely claim affiliation with NagaWorld, and about people falsely claiming to represent the brand through fake online casinos⁵. These sites use the NagaWorld name and imagery to look legitimate, then take deposits and disappear.

The practical rule is simple: if a website or app claims to be NagaWorld's online casino, it is a fake, and any money you put into it is at risk. The only real NagaWorld is the physical resort in Phnom Penh. If you encounter one of these sites, you can report it via the contacts listed above, and you can read more about this kind of fraud on our gambling scams in Cambodia page. For the general state of online gambling in the country, see online gambling in Cambodia.