▁Santos ▁and ▁Alberto ▁Ser r ato ▁in ▁Monte video , ▁Uruguay ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁the ▁game ▁quickly ▁spread ▁in ▁my ri ad ▁variations ▁to ▁Chile , ▁Peru , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Argentina , ▁where ▁its ▁rules ▁were ▁further ▁ref ined ▁before ▁being ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁by ▁Josef ina ▁Art ay eta ▁de ▁V iel ▁( New ▁York ), ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁R ummy ▁game ▁by ▁Ott il ie ▁H . ▁Re illy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁Michael ▁S cul ly ▁of ▁Cor on et ▁magazine ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 / 5 1 ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Reg ency ▁Club ▁wrote ▁the ▁Official ▁Can asta ▁La ws , ▁which ▁were ▁published ▁together ▁with ▁game ▁exper ts ▁from ▁South ▁America ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Can asta ▁La ws ▁Comm issions ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Can asta ▁became ▁rapidly ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁with ▁many ▁card ▁sets , ▁card ▁t ray s ▁and ▁books ▁being ▁produced . ▁Interest ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁began ▁to ▁w ane ▁there ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁but ▁the ▁game ▁still ▁enjo ys ▁some ▁popular ity ▁today , ▁with ▁Can asta ▁le agues ▁and ▁clubs ▁still ▁existing ▁in ▁several ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁R ules ▁for ▁original