ANY B&M poker in Southeast Asia?

huge · #1 12-10-2005, 05:14 AM

I'm travelling in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia for the next month. Curious whether there's anywhere to play poker - I'm not looking for serious action, I just think it would be kind of a hoot to find a game while I'm there. I understand that pretty much all gambling is illegal in Thailand. I've read that there are casinos in Poipet, Cambodia (near Thai border) with poker tables - has anyone ever played there? Any other experiences with poker in SE Asia?

thanks
-huge

henrikrh · #2 12-10-2005, 07:06 AM

No. Not even Macau (Asia's Vegas) has poker.

jtr · #3 12-10-2005, 07:53 AM

I thought Russian roulette was the big game there?

henrikrh · #4 12-10-2005, 09:15 AM

In macau? I don't get the joke. Is the suicide rate there high or something?

Luv2DriveTT · #5 12-10-2005, 03:59 PM

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In macau? I don't get the joke. Is the suicide rate there high or something?

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Must be an age thing, everyone in my peer group who grew up in the states would get this reference.

PS: Since this is the B&M forum, I'd like to point out that a field trip to Maccau is required within the next year or so. Lets Gamb00l!

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henrikrh · #6 12-10-2005, 05:25 PM

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In macau? I don't get the joke. Is the suicide rate there high or something?

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Must be an age thing, everyone in my peer group who grew up in the states would get this reference.

PS: Since this is the B&M forum, I'd like to point out that a field trip to Maccau is required within the next year or so. Lets Gamb00l!

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Could you explain it?

#7 12-10-2005, 08:25 PM

A clue: watch the movie "Deer Hunter"

jtr · #8 12-19-2005, 12:01 AM

Sorry, Henrik, didn't check back in time. Yes, my post was merely a cheap and lame reference to the Russian roulette scenes in "The Deer Hunter" which I assumed to be stock popular culture in the English-speaking world. I was clearly wrong, so sorry about that.

The IMDB will summarize the film for you much more succinctly than I could: take a look.

quadT · #9 12-19-2005, 12:37 AM

i lived in asia for 4 years...you won't find poker anywhere except in the living room of american ex-pats who like to play