HUNGARY

CURRENCY: Hungarian Forint (HUF).

EXCHANGE RATE: HUF 184 = US$.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Hungarian.

POPULATION: 10,710,000.

CAPITAL: Budapest.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 36.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The Hungarian Forint is not a negotiable currency aboard.Its import and export is limited to HUF 500.

GAMING INFORMATION: Hungary was one of the first countries of Eastern Europe to offer casino gambling.As a result of the 1990 political changes that Hungary abandoned communism for a western style democratic government.The Hungarian casinos continue to draw international tourism to the country and inject hard currency into the economy.Prior to 1991, Three casinos operated as hard currency casinos for foreign tourists from Europe, the Middle East, and the USA.Today Hungarians play in all the casinos.Currently Hungary has 20 legal casinos.Nine operate in Budapest, Eleven others operate in the smaller Hungarian cities and resorts of Debrecen, Gyor, Heviz, Kecskemet, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szentendre, and Szombathely.