Puerto Rican Race Wagering

The conquistadors introduced horse racing to Puerto Rico. There is one horse track in the country, the Camarero Racetrack, formerly known as El Comandante Racetrack. The facility hosts Sunday horse races and the annual Clásico del Caribe.

Horse race wagering is regulated by the Administración de la Industria y el Deporte Hipico. The agency allows ontrack betting and oversees offtrack betting in approved parlors.

Video lottery terminals (VLTs) are also controlled by the agency, although VLTs are not permitted to operate at the racetracks. Puerto Rico's video lottery terminals are networked through 700 offtrack betting in what is known as the El Camarero Off-Track Betting Agency system.

It also legal to bet on horse racing over the internet in Puerto Rico.