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be able to direct you to the most popular shows
in town, or check the listings in the Summer
Guides published by the
Diario La Capital
newspaper and the tourist office.
A Few of the BetterTheates
Auditorium
, The Casino Provincial, La Rambla.
Alberdi
, Alberdi 2455.
Atlas
, corner of Luro and Corrientes.
Colón
, Irigoyen 1665.
Corrientes
, Corrientes 1766.
Mar del Plata also has a number of cinemas.
Check listings in the daily paper,
Diario La
Capital
.
Gambling
Gambling is another of Mar del Plata's tradi-
tional after-dark activities. When it first
opened in 1939, the
Casino Provincial
, with
its 36 roulette tables, was the largest casino in
the world. That honor may very well have been
usurped by its counterparts in Las Vegas,
Atlantic City, and even the Native American
Casinos in Connecticut and the west. But the
Casino Provincial, though perhaps slightly
faded, is no less grandiose and the crowd that
gathers here no less pretentious than when it
first opened. Amidst its several gaming rooms,
which offer roulette, black jack,
punta y banca
,
craps and poker, are several restaurants and a
theater. There is a $5 admission fee for the
casino and the minimum bet is $20. It is open
