URUGUAY

Atlantida (population 2,300 is a small beach town on the Atlantic Ocean, 45 km / 28 mi. east of Montevideo.

Calle No.1, Atlantida, Uruguay, S.A.

Type: Small casino.

Location: In the center of town.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette & punto banco.

Open: evening hours.

Carmelo (population 15,000) is a sleepy resort on the shores of the Las Vacas River 45 miles / 75 km inland from Colonia.Several yachts moor along the river during the summer season.

HOW TO GET THERE: Bus or private car from Colonia.

Calle Rodo, Carmelo.

Tel: 542-314.

Type: Moderate first class hotel & casino.

Location: In a park on the Rio Uruguay River.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette & punto banco).

Amenities: 90 rooms.restaurant.

Chuy (population 9,000) is a frontier town near the Atlantic coast on the Brazil / Uruguay border. The border runs along the main street. Tourist may freely cross the border in either direction and purchase goods in many duty free shops on both sides.

Chuy, Uruguay, S.A.

Type: Tourist class hotel & casino.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette & punto Banco).

Amenities: rooms, restaurant, bar.

Colonia del Sacramento (population 10,000) is a small town founded by Portuguese settlers from Brazil in 1680.It is 106 miles / 177 km west of Montevideo; 30 miles / 50 km across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires, Argentina.Its historical section jutting out into the River Plata contains rebuilt city walls and quite a number of colonial buildings and narrow streets.It is all the more interesting because there are few such historical areas in this part of South America.Playa Ferando just 1.2 miles / 2 km to the east has the best beach.Colonia del Sacramento is a "duty free zone" attracting many Argentineans.Just out of town at Real San Carlos is the horse racecourse, Hippodromo.

HOW TO GET THERE: 2.5 hours by luxury bus from Montevideo; direct flights 3 times a day from Buenos Aires; and 4 hours by hydrofoil 5 times a day from Buenos Aires.

Avenida Roosevelt, Colonia.

Tel: 552-2004 or 2552.

Type: Modern first class hotel & casino.

Location: In town.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette & punto banco).

Amenities: 80 rooms, swimming pool, tennis courts.

Rates: on request.

Fray Brentos (population 22,000) is a port town with beaches northeast and southwest of town on the Rio Uruguay, 193 km/ 120 mi. north of Buenoa Aires, Argentina.

3272 Calle Paraguay y 18 de Julio, Fray Bentos.

Tel: 535-2358.

Type: First class hotel & casino.

Location: On the Rio Uruguay.

Casino Games: slots, (blackjack, French roulette, punto banco.

Amenities: rooms.

Rates: on request.

La Coronilla (population 600) is a small summer seaside resort on the Atlantic Ocean 189 miles / 315 km northeast of Montevideo, and 12 miles / 20 km from Chuy on the Brazilian border. It has vast wild beaches and some of the best fishing in Uruguay.

Route 9, Km 314, La Coronilla.

Tel: 11.

Type: Small moderate first class hotel & casino.

Location: On the sea front.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette & punto banco).

Amenities: rooms, restaurant, swimming pool.Season year round.

Rates: on request.

La Paloma (population 1,600) is a small summer seaside resort on the Atlantic Ocean 143 miles / 239 km east of Montevideo. It has a good yacht port, sea and lake fishing and beaches.

Avenida Nicolas Solari y Titania, La Paloma.

Tel: 473-6004.

Type: Moderate first class hotel & casino.

Location: In town.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette & punto banco).

Amenities: rooms with private bath; restaurant.

The capital Montevideo (population 1.4 million or half of Uruguay's 2.8 million people) is on South America's Atlantic coast on the shore of the Rio de la Plata, east of Buenos Aires, Argentina.It not only dominates the country's commerce and cultural life, but is also a summer resort with nine sandy beaches extending along almost the whole of the metropolitan water front from Playa Ramirez in the west to Playa Carrasco on the east, except for the port which handles 90% of the country's imports and exports.

CLIMATE: South America's Riviera has a warm temperate climate 9 months of the year.Day time temperatures are in the 80?s F (27?c-32?c) and cool off into the 50?s F (10?c - 16?c) at night.In winter, between June and September the temperature drops into the 40?s F (5`c-10?c).

VISITOR INFORMATION: Direccion Nacional de Turismo, Av.Libertador Lavalleja 1409, 4th Floor, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Tel: 2-914-877.

HOW TO GET THERE: Direct flights to Carrasco Airport (MVD) from Amsterdam, Madrid, Frankfurt and Paris in Europe; New York, Miami and Los Angles in the US; and Buenos Aires, Rio, Sao Paulo, Santiago, and Asuncion in South America.

Rambla Wilson S / N, Parque Road, Playa Ramirez, Montevideo.

Tel: (2) 488-371.

Fax: (2) 488-380.

Type: Luxury hotel & casino.

Location: Beach location, surrounded by the largest park in Montevideo City, 15 km / 9 mi.to Carrasco Airport.

Clientele: Nationals and tourists.

Casino: European style 1,200 sq.m./ 13,200 sq.ft.

Games: 26 tables (20 French roulette (US$0.50 - 100), 6 Punto Banco (US$3.50 - 100)).Bingo.

Open: 2pm-3am weekdays; 2pm-5am weekend / holidays.Entrance Fee not required for PHC Guests, others US$2.ID / Passport not Required.Minimum gaming age 21.Proper dress.

Casino Language: Spanish.

Amenities: 86 rooms, 18 suites, 17 apartments, entertainment, piano bar, restaurant (Le Sabo Int'l cuisine), snack bar, coffee shop, swimming pool, meeting room, ball room.

Airport Transportation: taxi, bus, limo.Season Year Round.

Reservations: 3 days in advance, or open Credit Card.

Credit Cards: AE / DC / MCNISA.

Rates: in season US$27 - 55.

Description: The Parque Hotel Casino is a traditional, eclectic style hotel, opened in 1909.It is surrounded by park and gardens.It features spacious guest rooms, fine food and entertainment as well as the casino.

Affiliation: casino operator Montevideo Municipal Government.

Rambla Republica de Mexico, Playa Carrasco, Montevideo.

Tel: (2) 501-261.

Type: Luxury casino hotel.

Location: On the sea front across the road from the beach, near the airport, 20 minutes from downtown.

Casino Games: tables (punto banco, French roulette) (limits US$0.50 - 100), bingo.

Amenities: Spacious rooms, restaurant, cocktail lounge.

Affiliation: casino operator Montevideo Municipal Government.

759 Plaza Independencia, 11100 Montevideo.

Tel: (2) 920-111 or 920-237.

Fax: (2) 921-628.

Type: Superior first class hotel & casino.

Location: Heart of the business district.

Casino: slots, blackjack, French roulette, baccarat.

Amernities: 256 rooms & suite, 3 restaurants, 2 bars, pool, spa, business center, conference center.

Credit Cards: AE / DC / EC / MC / VISA.

Rates: US$180 - 850.

Tax: 20%.
For horse racing try your luck at the Hippodromo de Maronas (Saturday and Sunday afternoons), or at the Las Piedra Thursday, Saturday & Sunday).

Paysundu (population 80,000) is a river port town on the east bank of the Rio Uruguay 480 km / 298 miles northwest of Montevideo.It has a 19th century cathe dral, golf course, rowing club and municipal beach.

HOW TO GET THERE: There are daily flights to and from Montevideo.

19 de Abril 958, Paysandu.

Tel: 722-3400 or 2614.

Type: Moderate first class hotel & casino.

Location: Centrally in town.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette, punto banco).

Amenities: rooms., restaurant.

Rates: on request.

Piriapolis is a popular seaside resort 60 miles / 101 km east of Montevideo.It has a good beach, yacht harbor, country club, golf course, and an auto racing track.It is particularly popular with Argentineans.

HOW TO GET THERE: Bus to and from Montevideo takes about 1.5 hours.

VISITOR INFORMATION: Asociacion de Foment y Turismo, Rambla de los Argentinos 1348, Piriapolis, Uruguay.

Rambla de los Argentinos s / n, Piriapolis.

Tel: 4322572.

Type: Traditional casino hotel.

Location: Across from the beach on the sea front.

Casino Games: slots, tables (blackjack, French roulette & punto banco).

Amenities: 500 rooms, buffet restaurant, outdoor saltwater pool, indoor hot springs pool, ice skating.tennis courts.

Rates: on request.