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EL PRESIDENTE DE LA ASOCIACIÓN DEL JUEGO mexicana ASPJAC (Asociación de Permisionarios y Proveedores de Juegos y Sorteos, A. C.), Alfonso Pérez Lizuar, ha declarado que 25 nuevos centros de juego podrían abrir sus puertas en México, muchos de ellos antes de que acabe este mismo año. Los nuevos casinos sustituirán a los que han sido cerrados por el Ministerio del Interior (SEGOB), que ha revocado las licencias de un número considerable de casinos en los estados de Monterrey,
LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN CASINO DE GRANDES dimensiones en la ciudad chilena de Arica se inició el 10 de julio con la instalación de la primera piedra. El casino albergará 350 máquinas tragaperras, 12 mesas de juego, dos restaurantes y 60 puestos de bingo, y formará parte de un hotel de 5 estrel- las.
LA COMISIÓN NACIONAL DEL JUEGO DE PARAGUAY (CONAJZAR) ha anunciado sus planes de debatir el proceso de licitación de casinos en tres departamentos paraguayos, comenzando por el propio Departamento Central. Según el Presidente de CONAJZAR, Javier Balbuena, el proceso de lic- itación se podría otorgar a principios de septiembre de este mismo año.
UN NUEVO CASINO ABRIRÁ SUS PUERTAS EN LA ciudad argentina de Santa Rosa como parte de un hotel de cuatro estrellas con 87 habitaciones. Según Ricardo Benedicto, Presidente del Casino Club, el hotel podría inaugurarse a finales de septiembre.
SEGÚN EL PRESIDENTE DE LA ASOCIACIÓN DE Administradores de Juegos de Azar de Panamá (ASAJA), Antonio Alfaro, los nuevos reglamentos que estipulan un impuesto sobre la retirada de efectivo por parte de los clientes en los casinos están haciendo frente a una auténtica plaga de problemas técnicos que hacen casi imposible recaudar dicho impuesto.
EL EMPRESARIO GRIEGO PETROS STATHIS SE HA hecho con el control de HIT Montenegro, propietaria del hotel y casino Maestral. La empresa Monte Rock, con sede en Podgorica y fundada por Stathis, finalizó el 7 de julio la adquisi- ción de una participación del 75,01 por ciento en Hit Montenegro y sus propiedades inmobiliarias e instalaciones turísticas adjuntas.
LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LA PRIMERA FASE DE terminales de videolotería por parte del operador griego OPAP se ha visto retrasada a consecuencia de las nuevas disposi- ciones de la Comisión Helena del Juego acerca del fun- cionamiento que deben tener dichas máquinas.
EL RETRASO, QUE AFECTARÁ A EMPRESAS COMO Scientific, IGT, Inspired y Synot, podría costarle millones de euros a la de por sí atribulada economía griega.
EN UN ESFUERZO POR ATRAER TURISMO ADICIONAL a Chipre, el Parlamento ha aprobado un nuevo proyecto de ley que supondrá la creación de un complejo con casino en la región. Esta aprobación también incluye la incorporación de establecimientos satélite, cuatro de los cuales se pueden crear en Chipre.
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MEXICO COULD OPEN 25 NEW CASINOS
Alfonso Pérez Lizuar has broached the possibility of replacing shuttered casinos with brand new facilities - 25 in total Mexico - New Operations
The President of Mexican gaming organisation ASPJAC (Asociación de Permisionarios y Proveedores de Juegos y Sorteos, A.C) Alfonso Pérez Lizuar has said that 25 new gaming centres could open in Mexico - many of them before the end of the year. The new casinos will replace those which have been closed down by the Interior Ministry (SEGOB) which revoked the licences of a large number of casinos in the states of Monterrey, Coahuila and Chiapas as well as in a number of other states. Mr. Lizuar went on to say that the total investment for each casino will stand at between US$12m and US$15m.
The majority of these casinos had already received approval by the Directorate General of Gaming, within the Interior Ministry and hope to be fully authorised before year end after inspec- tions are carried out by the regulatory body.
According to industry insiders, it is believed that operators are keen to begin operations as soon as possible in case they lose their license ahead of Mexico’s new gaming act which could be passed before the end of the year. The House of Representatives passed Mexico’s new Federal Betting and Raffles Law in December last year and the bill is now due for debate in the Senate.
Alfonso Pérez Lizuar, The
President of ASPJAC
(Asociación de
Permisionarios y Proveedores de Juegos y Sorteos, A.C)
During the drafting of the bill in the lower house SEGOB closed a large number of casinos through- out Mexico as it paved the way for the new act. Crucially the law in its present form will ban the so called “umbrella” licences whereby operators were able to operate a number of slot parlours and sports betting shops under a single licence.
However, it is believed that those centres which had already been granted a licence before the new act will be permitted to continue to operate.
In 2014 SEGOB closed down a number of casinos in Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Chiapas and revoked (amongst others) the federal permit that had allowed EMEX (Entretenimiento De Mexico) to operate up to 50 gaming centres in the country. SEGOB’s actions were part of a more thorough investigation into licences many of which were first granted in 2005. From 2012 until 2014 Segob closed around 100 gaming centres. This was after SEGOB confirmed that licences handed out under previous administrations were incomplete and in a state of disorder.
Construction of large scale Arica Casino commences
CHILE The construction of a large scale casino in the Chilean city of Arica began July 10 with the setting down of the first stone. The casi- no will house 350 slot machines, 12 gaming tables, two restaurants and 60 bingo positions, and will be part of a 5 star hotel. With a total investment of US$75m the new complex will also house 40 shops, a thousand people capaci- ty convention centre and 400 parking spaces which will serve the entire resort as well the city centre.
Deputy Intendant of the city Andrea Murillo, welcomed the news, saying that: “With the first stone one of the most significant projects in the region begins to take shape, which will undoubt- edly boost tourism and private investment, which is one of one of the principles as defined in the Special Development Plan for Extreme Areas, as put in place by the government of President
Michelle Bachelet in our territo- ry."
The investment plan, which seeks to modernise the country over the coming years and comes at a cost of US$3bn, will improve tourist infrastructure structure in Magallanes, Aysén and Arica all three of which are remote regions of Chile. The government plan aims to improve the regions with the public infrastructure required for the sustainable development of the areas through public and private investment.
Meanwhile, Peter Müffeler, General Manager of EGASA, the company heading up the project, said: "We are very pleased with the long awaited start that will give a great impetus to Arica and is expected to strengthen the welfare of its citizens, and should be accompanied with large public investment in the waterfront as well as the restoration of the old town and the great Chinchorro
museum - all projects that will make our region more prosper- ous,” he said.
Spanish gaming group EGASA was given the green light to oper- ate a major new casino in the city of Arica last year after The Chilean Gaming Control Board (SJC) officially sanctioned the project in October. A coastal area near the borders of Peru and Bolivia, the city of Arica has a population of just under 200,000 people and is located in the Arica Province of northern Chile’s Arica and Parinacota Region. The new complex will, it is believed, allow the group to increase its turnover which stood at around €179m in 2013 and will create around 1,200 jobs.
The casino will be part of the firm’s Luckia Casino brand. Arica is permitted to house a casino because of an amendment in Chile’s gaming law which was passed in 2000. Chilean gaming law states that there may be 24 casinos in Chile including the so called seven municipal casinos which are run by the local municipalities where they are located.
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