The number of Thai visitors crossing the border to place bets at Cambodan casinos has talen since the Thai coup late last month. Kim Ledaro, managing director ot Crown Resorts Co. Which operates three crown branded casino resorts in town. said there had been a 40% decine in visitors since May 22. Almost 99% of Crown Resort's patrons are Thai. Statistics from the Popet intematonal checkpoint show the number of people passing through the crossing per day at about 700 on June 2. A sustained lull in the number of Thai gamblers has already resulted in one casino operator folding in the border town of Pailin.