Official language: Spanish
Population: 40,482,000
Currency: Argentinian Peso (ARS)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 5.7366 ARS
1 GBP = 6.2326 ARS
1 USD = 3.8239 ARS

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Gambling in Argentina
There are many forms of legal gambling in Argentina, including casinos, pari-mutuel betting shops, dog tracks, horse racing, lottery, and more. Argentines love to gamble and they spend an estimated $4-5 billion each year on lottery games, slot machines, and race tracks. Argentina has 80 casinos, including special cruise ship casinos, along with a massive football betting industry. In fact, Argentina is the largest gambling market in all of Latin America.

Online Gambling in Argentina
The situation regarding online gambling in Argentina is complicated. The first Argentine online casino was launched in 2002. In 2006, the country's first internet sportsbook went online. Internet gambling in Argentina was a huge business and it grew unchecked for several years. Then, in October of 2008, all untaxed, unregulated online gambling in the country was banned. This means that players can use Argentine online gambling websites, but not foreign websites. Internet companies block sites and only they can get in trouble for letting Argentine players use them – players themselves cannot be punished. As of March 2009, the Argentine government is considering reversing the ban.