The big white-walled casinos are easy targets in the green forests and brown scrubland because Cambodia has no effective military air force to defend them. Cambodia has not fired its anti-aircraft weapons during the war that began in July, perhaps predicting a devastating response from militarily-mightier Thailand.
Cambodia’s casinos are some of the biggest and strongest-built buildings along the frontier, constructed with millions of dollars from gamblers’ and investors’ money. The well-equipped casino complexes could offer Cambodia’s military formidable structures, but it was not possible to independently confirm their dual use.
