To see a list of South American casinos, select a country from the countries list on your left. Only countries in South America with gambling (casinos, pari-mutuel, poker) are listed.

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This section of World Casino Directory deals specificially with South American casinos and gambling. The continent of South America has 9 countries with casinos in them and 4 countries with pari-mutuel facilities in them, including horse racing and dog racing or the newer racinos which have slots or video poker terminals within reach of the gamblers. Click the following articles for a run-down on specific gambling in this continent. South American Poker for the poker guide, or South American Lottery for South American lottery results and lottery information and last but not least visit this page for the current gambling news in South America.

Largest Casino in South America

In South America you will find the country of Argentina to have more casinos than any other country in South America, with 79 casinos and 12318 slots.

The largest casino in the continent of South America is Casino de Tigre which is located in Tigre, Argentina. Casino de Tigre has 74 table games and 1700 casino slot machines / video poker games (or other video terminal gaming machines).

South American casinos

South American casinos are quite popular and today offer luxurious new locations for people to gamble, meet and enjoy. Usually food and beverages here are priced much lower to lure common customers to the place and make them play the game.

South American poker scene

Poker is quite prevalent in South America but is not legal at all places. Various associations, like the Association Poker of Venezuela are present to promote the game. This center, for example, is dedicated to the spreading, administration and control of the game of poker of table and its various modalities.

South American gambling

San Diego based International Thunderbird Corp. is a popular casino house and has 4 casinos in Panama, lottery operations in Guatemala, a newly announced joint venture in Venezuela and operations in Chile. For those opting for slot machines, a number of such casinos are present mainly in San Luis, Argentina. Worest Entertainment and casinos are another major player and they operate the Casino de Bariloche at the Cerro Catedral ski resort and the Casino de Asunci?n in Paraguay.

Popular countries in South America to gamble

The popular countries in South America for gambling and casinos include Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela. The Thunderbird and Martinez are popular in Chile, while casinos in Argentina include Casinos del Litoral in Bella Vista, Casino del Norte in Clorinda, Crown casino and Ciudad de San Luis. Horse track racinos include the Hip?dromo Argentino de Palermo. Other associations for casinos like the Latin american gaming association, Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Boldt Group are also present. Panama has 26 locations with facilities of electronic gaming while Peru has six such locations.

South America pari-mutuel wagering

While global pari-mutuel handle is estimated to be at $116 billion, after North America, pari-mutuel wagering is quite popular in South America also. The major chunk of this income comes from throughbred racing that has evolved in popularity over the years. However, South america does not contain any of the top betting positions that go to Japan, US and Great Britain to name a few.

Other South American Tourist Activities

Besides casinos and gambling, South America offers various tourist activities that vary depending upon the region. With the great diversity that is truly South American, touristers can visit major cosmopolitan cities, ruins of great ancient civilizations, primeval tropical rainforests and beautiful locales. However, all touristers are advised to travel carefully and take good care of their belongings.