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.
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 over 12.000 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 over 1700 casino slot machines.
South American casinos are quite popular and today offer luxurious new locations for people to gamble, meet and enjoy.
San Diego based International Thunderbird Corporation 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.
The popular countries in South America for gambling and casinos include Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela.
While global pari-mutuel handle is estimated to be at USD115 billion, after North America, cainos wagering is quite popular in South America.
Besides casinos and gambling, South America offers various tourist activities that vary depending upon the region.

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