Official language: Spanish
Population: 109,955,400
Currency: Peso (MXN)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 17.6245 MXN
1 GBP = 19.72965 MXN
1 USD = 13.13820 MXN

Poker in Mexico
The poker phenomenon recently made its way to Mexico, and it's taking the country by storm. In the last few years, Mexican gambling laws have slackened, and casinos are opening in cities all across the country. Not all offer poker tables, but some do, and they are always packed. But the biggest contributor to poker in Mexico in recent years has been the Latin American Poker Tour. In December 2008, the LAPT stopped in Nuevo Vallerta and hosted a $2700 buy-in tournament. The event was a huge success, and Mexico is slated to be a stop in the 2009 tour as well. Poker in Mexico is definitely on the rise, and in a few years, Mexico could be one of the hottest poker spots in the Americas.

Online Poker in Mexico
Online poker in Mexico has also seen a major increase in popularity in recent years. Though Mexico has hosted online gambling websites for a few years now, these sites don't accept Mexican players, so locals must find other places to play online poker. Fortunately, there are hundreds of online poker sites hosted in other parts of the world, and a lot of these sites will let players in Mexico join up and participate in live, real-money poker games and tournaments. Until more casinos open up, and land-based poker games become more widespread, online poker in Mexico is a great way for locals to enjoy the game.