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Card games in Uruguay

This page is part of the National and Regional Card Games Index of the Card Games Web Site.

Two games played with the 40-card Spanish suited pack:

Uruguay is famous in card game history as the country of origin of Canasta, which is said to have been invented in Montevideo in 1939 and became a worldwide craze in the 1950's.

The World Casino Directory includes a listing of Casinos in Uruguay.


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Last updated 13th June 2007


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