Casino Río Gallegos

Casino Río Gallegos is the main gaming establishment in the capital of Santa Cruz province, in southern Argentine Patagonia. Río Gallegos is the southernmost city in continental Argentine Patagonia, located at the mouth of the river of the same name on the Strait of Magellan, and has a primarily administrative, oil and port profile.

Río Gallegos: connection hub towards the Patagonian glaciers

The city is the usual departure point for accessing Los Glaciares National Park, home to Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia's most visited, and Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy in El Chaltén, world-famous trekking destinations. It also operates as a connection hub towards Ushuaia and Torres del Paine Park in Chile. This transit city role generates a constant flow of high-spending travelers passing through Río Gallegos during their transfers towards the southern natural destinations.

The casino and Antarctic transit tourism

The casino offers slot machines, a restaurant and cafeteria as an entertainment alternative for transit tourists and the local public, which includes oil sector workers from the province, an economically relevant segment in Santa Cruz. Casino activity is sustained throughout the year thanks to the permanent tourist flow towards southern Patagonia and the regional extractive industry movement. The casino is regulated by the Santa Cruz Lottery.