URUGUAY

CURRENCY: New Pesos (NP).

EXCHANGE RATE: NP 9.30 = US $1.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Spanish.

POPULATION: 3.0 million.

CAPITAL: Montevideo.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 598.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The Uruguayan New Peso is fully convertible.Its import or export is unlimited.

GAMING INFORMATION: In Uruguay there are 15 national, 2 municipal, and 2 privately operated casinos.The large popular municipal casinos are the Casino Carrasco and Parque Casino in Montevideo.The private operated casinos are the Conrad Punta Del Este and the Victoria in Montevideo.
The General Directorate within the Ministry of Economy and Finance overseas the national casinos.Ten of the national casinos are in the coastal cities of Atlantida, Carmelo, Chuy, Colonia, La Coronilla, La Floresta, La Paloma, Piriaplois, Punta del Este, and San Raphael.The other five national casinos are in the interior cities of Artigas, Frey Bentos, Paysandu, Rivera, and Salto which border either Argentina or Brazil.The San Rafael Casino and Casino Nogaro in the beach resort of Punta del Este are the most popular national casinos.To play in the national casinos you must be 21 years of age and pay an entrance fee of 300 New Pesos.