Chile gambling, casinos and poker

Gambling and casinos are quite prevalent in Chile which sports many casinos, horse tracks and racinos. For all those who want to be a part of the gambling scenario here, mentioned is all the information you can use.

Chile Casinos

Over 12 popular casinos are situated in Chile and these are spread out over ten cities. The largest casino in Chile is the Vina del Mar, situated in Vina del Mar. This casino offers over 90 table games and over 1500 gaming and slot machines and offers the latest technologies. It is said that during season, the casino attracts 8,000 players every night. Among all cities, Coquimbo has 2 casinos (the largest number) and a total of 4 slot machines. The city also boasts of ten table games for gaming lovers. The casinos include the name of Casino Coquimbo. Besides this, other casinos include the Casino Iquique in Iquique, Hotel del Lago resort and casino in Pucon, Casino Puerto Varas in Puerto Varas, Casino Vina del Mar in Vina del Mar and Casino de Arica in Arica. Cruise ships that touch Arica are also available.

Chile Pari-mutuel facilities

Besides the regular casinos, Chile also has something for lovers of racing. Over six pari-mutuel facilities that offer dog tracks, horse racing and racinos are available. Club Hípico Antofagasta in Antofagasta, Club Hípico de Peñuelas in Coquimbo, Club Hípico Santiago de Chile in Santiago are few of the places that have horse tracks. Besides these, Hipódromo Chile and Club Hípico de Concepción in Talcahuano and the Valparaíso Sporting Club in Viña del Mar also offer horse tracks for those interested.

New casinos in Chile

New casinos may soon come up in Chile as a tendering process is underway. Over 48 applications have been received for 17 licenses and 17 casinos may thus come up, if the applications are approved. However while 40 were accepted in December 2005, the story took a new turn when Thunderbird gaming, whose 6 licenses were rejected, decided to take legal action. The process has been suspended for the time being.

Chile is a lovely place to be in, and people can get by even if they do not know the native language, Spanish. People are by and large friendly and professional and are also quite helpful. Add to this the glitz and glamour of lovely places to visit and wonderful casinos to gamble at, and a wonderful tourist destination package is made complete.