Argentina's first government-sanctioned online casino opened in 2002, followed by its first online sports betting site in 2006, opening the online gambling sluice gates. However, in late 2008 the government put a ban on all unlicensed and unregulated (offshore) online casinos, limiting players solely to Argentinian online casinos.
List of 171 Argentinian Online Casinos
| Supported Languages | Argentina's official language is Spanish. |
| Currencies | Argentina's official currency is the Argentinian Peso (ARS). |
Gambling In Argentina
Argentina boasts the largest gambling market in all of South America, as the government permits just about every form of gambling there is. For instance, Argentina boasts over 80 land and cruise ship casinos, parimutuel betting, football betting, lotteries, slot machines and much more. In fact, it is estimated that Argentinians spend almost $5 billion each year on gambling, with the complete blessing of the Argentinian government.
Online Gambling In Argentina
The Argentinian government sanctioned the country's first online casino in 2002, and its first online sportsbook four years later. However, as online gambling took off in a big way, the government grew concerned about the high number of gamblers frequenting offshore online gambling sites that were in effect unlicensed and unregulated, and thus untaxed. So in late 2008, the government banned access to such sites at an ISP level, limiting Argentina's online gamblers solely to Argentinian online casinos.
However, since then there have been rumours that the government is considering reversing the ban, but to date it is still in effect. Of course, many of the world's leading online casinos still accept players from Argentina, and even offer them 'Argentinian-friendly' payment options such as Lobanet, credit and debit cards, Paysafecard, Neteller, Entropay, Skrill, Ecocard, Ezipay, Click2Pay and ClickandBuy.