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LOS LEGISLADORES MEXICANOS ESTÁN CERCA DE alcanzar un acuerdo sobre la duración de las licencias. El comité ha propuesto una licencia de 10 años que se podría renovar por un período equivalente. No obstante, esta prop- uesta se ha encontrado con la oposición de algunos miembros que alegan que el período debe ampliarse a 12, 15 o 20 años, con licencias renovables por idéntico período.
EL GOBIERNO DE PARAGUAY TIENE PREVISTO adaptar de forma retroactiva los contratos de casino para que los operadores sean responsables de implementar un amplio número de medidas de protección para los jugadores. Según los operadores locales, las nuevas reglas serían imposibles de llevar a la práctica e implicarían que los operadores estuvieran en riesgo permanente de infringir la ley.
EL ÓRGANO REGULADOR DEL JUEGO EN MÉXICO, SEGOB (Ministerio del Interior), ha revocado el permiso federal que le había brindado a otra empresa la posibilidad de desar- rollar actividades de juego en el país, en esta ocasión Megasport S.A. de C.V. La empresa estaba en posesión de una licencia que le ofrecía la máxima capacidad para su expansión futura en México.
EL DIRECTOR DE LA COMISIÓN ESPECIAL DEL JUEGO en la Cámara de Diputados, Fernando Zárate Salgado, ha informado a la prensa local de que la nueva ley sobre el juego incluirá un gran número de cláusulas, entre ellas multas mil- lonarias para los que se descubran operando fuera de las condiciones de sus licencias, y que la redacción de dicha ley está muy próxima a finalizarse.
HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL HA ANUNCIADO planes para instalar un casino y un hotel en Ciudad del Este (Paraguay). El hotel tendrá 250 habitaciones, mientras que el casino albergará 500 tragaperras y 30 mesas de juego.
LAS AUTORIDADES REGULADORAS DEL JUEGO EN Polonia están tomando en consideración cambios que permi- tirían el juego online en el país. Las cuatro nuevas enmiendas presentadas este año no solo abrirían la puerta a formas adi- cionales de juego online, sino que liberalizarían el mercado y facilitarían la oferta de servicios de juego online en Polonia.
LAS ACCIONES DE
BWIN.PARTY HAN experimentado una fuerte subida una vez que la empresa de juego online ha salido al mercado confirmando así las especu- laciones en torno a una oferta. El operador de apuestas deportivas y especialista en póquer con sede en Gibraltar afir- mó haber mantenido conversaciones preliminares «con una serie de partes interesadas acerca de diversas combinaciones empresariales potenciales», lo que podría dar como resultado la recepción de una oferta por parte de la empresa.
INSPIRED GAMING HA ANUNCIADO QUE GALA CORAL ha ampliado su licencia de Virtual Sports para incluir también los servicios móviles. Inspired le suministra actualmente a Coral siete canales concurrentes de Virtual Sports tanto para el comercio minorista como para Internet, lo que equivale a más de 3000 eventos al día. Todos estos estarán disponibles ahora en Coral Mobile.
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MUTED MOOD AT LATEST SAGSE SHOW
Numbers fall and stands shrink as the domestic market remains in limbo, but elsewhere there are positive signs
Argentina - Exhibitions
The three day long South American Gaming Expo and Congress (SAGSE) which took place between November 11 and November 14th in Buenos Aires drew to a muted close. Taking place at the Costa Salguero Conference Centre, the change in the conference’s size was dramatic with the exhibi- tion space reduced by around two thirds.
There were many noticeable absentees this year as a result of a restriction on imports still in place and growing economic woes in Argentina. Noticeable absentees included Bally, which nor- mally occupies one of the most prominent spaces of the conference, while other major operators such as IGT had much smaller stands. However there were still around 80 exhibitors in all and those operating in the online space had a more marked presence this year.
The second day had a more vibrant feel with visi- tor numbers on the up from day one and many exhibitors were keen to highlight the fact that SAGSE was still a very good platform from which to launch their new products to visitors coming
from all over the region. Indeed many exhibitors remained positive when it came to the wider mar- ket despite the current problems operators now face locally.
This year there were a number of events including SAGSE University, an operator training event staged by JCM Global, as well as the 4th Global Gaming Woman event which was presented by Janine Roth, IGT Vice President for South Latin America and Caribbean.
While the mood was slightly dulled, as pointed out by exhibitors and visitors at the show, there are many markets in Latin America that have still room for considerable expansion, such as Colombia and Peru. And while the reduction in the conference’s size is a reflection of the growing uncertainly of the future industry in Argentina, SAGSE still remains a key date in the Latin American gaming industry calendar.
Mexico Lawmakers are close to an agreement on the duration of gaming licences in Mexico. The Commission of Gaming has proposed a 10 year licence which would be renewable for the same period. However, this has met with opposition with some members arguing that this should be extended to either 12, 15 or 20 years with licences once again renewable for the same period. Finally decisions are expected next month.
New gaming decree illegal and impractical say insiders
PARAGUAY The Paraguayan government plans to retrofit casino contracts so that operators are responsible for enforcing a wide number of player protection measures. The new rules would, according to local operators, be impossible to put into practice and would mean that operators could be perma- nently in danger of breaking the law.
The Paraguayan Gaming Commission (CONAJZAR) has drafted a new decree the second article of which gives the Commission the power to “plan and regulate public policy regarding Responsible Gaming, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Prevention of Gambling Addiction.” According to local sources, there are currently no rules in place which oblige com- panies to enforce social responsi-
bility policy as laid down by the government. Rather this remains under law the duty of the state.
Member of the Gaming Commission Justo Zacarías said that the new rules would mean that casinos and slot parlours would have a legal responsibility to put into practice measures which would prevent gambling addiction and ensure that gaming is an activity that is carried out for amusement only. This would according to some local sources be impossible to put into practice.
The new law also gives the com- mission new powers to authorise each and every type of game each establishment is permitted to run on their premises.
The news comes on the heels of a number of recent developments which would give the state a far
greater role in the industry. In August local news reports sur- faced which revealed that the government could be seeking to place the industry in state hands.
Fears were sparked by Head CONAJZAR Javier Balbuena after a meeting with President Horacio Cartes. After the meeting Mr Balbuena spoke of “changing the current model and giving the State major control over gaming income in order to increase prof- its and increase state investment in social spending.”
It was also revealed in the same month that Members of The Quinella Betting Union of Paraguay along with Deputy Karina Rodríguez had been in talks with the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Velázquez, in order to discuss major changes to Paraguay’s gaming laws. The new proposals could give the union a much stronger voice when it comes to tender processes in the future and would give the state more control over gaming.
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