The Jazz Casino – Costa Rica

July 26th, 2008 | Blackjack, Costa Rica, Hotel, Nightlife, Roulette, Slot Machines | 1 Comment »

Paradisus Playa Conchal and Jazz Casino is the perfect place to stay if you are looking for a lot of variety out of your hotel. The Jazz Casino features four table games. You can choose between Canasta (Roulette), Blackjack, Rommy, Craps, and Tute, a Spanish card game. There are also a number of slots.

Take your pick from the five different restaurants inside the establishment, or grab a drink at one of the three bars. The food is excellent, the staff is great throughout, and everything is well cared for. The Casino is open from 6 pm to 2 am.

In addition to the Jazz Casino, the Paradisus Playa Conchal with its 310 room Read more

Jockers Casino in Quito Ecuador

July 21st, 2008 | Hotel, Nightlife, Poker, Roulette, Slot Machines | No Comments »

Jockers, located in Quito, Ecuador is adjacent to the Dann Hotel Carlton. It is on the smaller side, but offers 100 gaming machines, as well as eight table games. Visitors from the hotel are constantly in and out of the casino/bar, and many locals come here in the evening hours as well. Jockers is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Dann Carlton Hotel is quite nice as well; the finishes in the rooms are standard, but they are larger than your average hotel room, and very clean. The restaurant at the hotel, and next to the casino, serves excellent food, the breakfast buffet being one of the best meals. That is, of course, Read more

Belize’s Palace Casino

July 10th, 2008 | Blackjack, Nightlife, Slot Machines | No Comments »

When the Gambling Gringo is in Ambergris Caye, Belize, there is one casino always on the list of places to visit, The Palace Casino. Although it is small, it is one of the first casinos that were built after Belizean laws were changed in 1999. Located in San Pedro, and open from 7 pm to 12 am every day of the week except Wednesday, The Palace is a great place to enjoy an evening.

Since it is a smaller establishment, The Palace only has a few live tables where you can play a game of blackjack, with the maximum bet being $10 US. There are 30 different gaming machines, so you have a chance to try your Read more

Crown Casino… the Runt of the Litter

July 6th, 2008 | Blackjack, Dice, Happy Hour, Hotel, Nightlife, Panama, Poker | No Comments »

As far as glitzy and glamorous casinos go, the Crown Casino Panama isn’t exactly the most brilliant. Adjoined to the Caesar Park Panama Hotel, the Crown Casino has four table games, and you can play Baccarat, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Craps, and Draw Poker. Happy hour runs from 5 to 10 pm daily, and with $0.75 mixed drinks you can’t go wrong.

The Gambling Gringo does need to sound the warning to other gringos out there; watch what is going on, and don’t let the fact that no one is speaking English throw you off. If something goes awry, and you feel cheated, protest! We had a Panamanian place money on our Blackjack square, and Read more

Rollin’ the Dice, Latin Style

July 6th, 2008 | Nightlife | 1 Comment »

In the world of Latin American Casinos, it can be hard to find your way around. That is why the Gringo Report has expanded to include the travels of the Gambling Gringo. I plan to take you through the casinos of Central and South American, highlighting the best of the best, and sounding the warning against the less than desirable.

We’ll travel through the likes of Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and more, stopping along the way to visit the best blackjack tables and enjoy a few drinks at the bar during happy hour. Whether you’re in it for the drinks, the dollars, or the dames, you’ll surely enjoy the escapades of the Gambling Gringo.

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