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

Sports Betting in Argentina
Sports betting in Argentina is an extremely popular form of gambling. Placing wagers on the outcome of football games is especially popular and the football betting industry in Argentina is huge. One of the ways Argentine players bet on sports is through the national lottery, called the Lotería Nacional Sociedad del Estado. They run a sports lottery system which lets players wager on a variety of sporting events. Proper Argentine sportsbooks are also available. Ever since the early 90s, foreign sportsbook operators like Ladbrokes have operated in Argentina.

Online Sports Betting in Argentina
Online sportsbooks in Argentina are another place where players can wager on football matches and other events. The first foreign sportsbook company to be offered a license to operate online in Argentina was Victor Chandler. They received a license in 2006 to operate not only an online sportsbook in Argentina, but also a casino and poker room. Things are changing though – in October of 2008 the Argentine government banned all foreign gambling websites not paying taxes in Argentina. Players are not punished for using foreign sites for internet betting, only internet companies are for letting them slip through the filters. This might change again soon – in early 2009 the Argentine government was talking about reversing the ban.