HAVANA — The crisis of provisions in the agriculture in Cuba mobilized the Cuban Government to cover the deficit of products with its own reserves, while the first vice president José Ramón Machado Ventura called the population to make it impossible to those who try to be take advantage of the ‘’special situation” that the country lives.

The Cuban government is sending extra shipments of beans and rice to the markets owned by the State due to the shortage of farm products after the hurricanes Ike and Gustav , as reported last Wednesday by the official press.

The answer to this question is NO. Any sort of gambling is completely illegal in Cuba since 1959. When Castro came to power - after the triumph of the Revolution - one of the first things he banned were the Casinos and gambling.

One of the most famous Casinos in Cuba was located in Tropicana Cabaret. This astonishing setting was the gathering point of the American Mafia such as Mayer Lansky, Albert Anastasia, Tito Traficante, Lucky Luciano and so many other well know Mafia Cappi.

Tropicana

Today Cuba is moving forward in terms of developing the infrastructure of its main industry: Tourism. Do not be surprised if in few years you see a change in Cuba.