Cash for Licences Corruption Scandal SOUTH AMERICA
Tras una reñida competencia, DR Gaming Technology se ha hecho con el negocio de los sistemas del grupo de casinos Spielbanken Sachsen. DRGT continuó con la expansión de sus sistemas hacia el mercado de los casinos en Alemania y se impuso en esta importante lic- itación convocada por el grupo de casinos Spielbanken Sachsen. El acuerdo se confirmó en enero de 2017.
El sistema de bonos progresivos de TCSJohn- Huxley concedió recientemente el jackpot de póquer progresivo más grande de la historia en el Montecasino de Tsogo Sun en Johannesburgo (Sudáfrica). En dicho establecimiento, uno de los 14 casinos que componen el grupo Tsogo Sun, un jugador local se llevó el jackpot y se convirtió al instante en millonario.
Los jugadores se han gastado 36,6 millones de dólares en la primera semana de funcionamiento del The del Lago Resort & Casino, en el condado de Seneca (Nueva York). Entre el 31 de enero y el 6 de febrero, gastaron 32,9 millones de dólares en las máquinas tra- gaperras, lo que equivale a una media diaria de 252 dólares por máquina, y unos 3,7 millones de dólares más en los 77 juegos de mesa del casino.
El senador de Hawai Will Espero ha presentado recientemente el proyecto de ley número SB677 que supondría la legalización del póquer online en el estado. En Hawai no hay ningún establecimiento de juego terrestre. Sin embargo, Espero afirma que «decenas de miles» de hawaianos envían «decenas de mil- lones» de dólares fuera del estado al jugar ilegalmente online a través de páginas extran- jeras no reguladas. El nuevo proyecto de ley también dispondría la creación de la Corporación de Loterías y Juego por Internet de Hawai y desti- naría los ingresos obtenidos del póquer online a colegios y universidades públicas, entre otros programas.
MGM Resorts adoptará el programa de juego responsable GameSense de BCLC para sus clientes de toda Norteamérica como parte de un acuerdo suscrito con BCLC. La corporación del juego de la provincia de Columbia Británica ha accedido a otorgar la licencia de su programa de juego responsable, GameSense.
PAGCOR (Corporación del Juego y Actividades Recreativas de Filipinas) ha registrado un incremento del 17 por ciento en los ingresos derivados del juego, un sector que gen- eró 55 000 millones de pesos filipinos en el tercer trimestre de 2016, lo que supone un incre- mento de 8000 millones de pesos filipinos respecto al año pasado.
Osaka ha presentado Yumeshima, una isla artificial en la bahía de Osaka, como la sede potencial para un complejo de casino integrado. Los líderes empresariales de la ciudad esperan que esté operativo a tiempo para sellar la desi- gnación de la ciudad como anfitriona de la Exposición Universal en el año 2025, una elec- ción en la que Osaka rivaliza con Mánchester y París.
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A scandal linking Spanish Elite and Mexico’s former president has broken out in the media as concerns of the granting of licences in Mexico suggest corruption
Betting licences granted by the former Vincente Fox administration in Mexico have been linked to corruption scandal
MEXICO & SPAIN GAMING LICENCES
Spanish National Police are investigating a number of allegedly illegal payments to the daughter of ex president of Mexico Ana Cristina Fox de la Concha from Jordi Pujol Ferrusola, the eldest son of former President of the Catalan Government. Compiled by the Spanish anti- fraud unit UDEF police are now investigating payments for the rental of property in Mexico City. Te property was rented by Jordi Pujol Ferrusola from the daughter of Vicente Fox, who was President of Mexico 2000-06.
Dated May 26, 2016 the report states: “We are certain of the existence of at least one resolution favourable to the interests of Jordi Pujol Ferrusola decreed by the administration led by Vicente Fox," which was the granting of 106 betting licences to Promociones e Inversiones de Guerrero to which Jordi Pujol Ferrusola has close ties.
Te Spanish investigation led by the judge of the National Court, José de la Mata, revealed that the alleged payments were made from Iniciatives Marketing i Inversions the company owned by Pujol Ferrusola, to the person who they identify as Fox’s daughter and a third party for a total of €45, 717, for the alleged rental of a property in Mexico City. Te police are currently investigating the former Catalan leader Jordi
Brazil
Courts open way for gaming in Porto Alegre
Bingo halls in Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, are reopening after local magistrates have ruled in their favour. Magistrates for Te Criminals Appeals Panel have ruled that gaming does not constitute a criminal offense because the 1941 law, which outlawed gambling as part of Brazil’s Criminal Contravention Act, violates principles laid out in the 1988 Constitution. Te Brazilian constitution was rewritten in 1988 after civilian rule returned to Brazil after two decades of military government.
In addition, local bingo hall owners are hoping that the provisional measures passed in 2004 which banned bingo halls have expired. Operators believe that combined the situation could amount to a
legal limbo in which they may operate and a small number of bingo halls have reopened for business. However, while magistrates have acquitted defendants in a number of cases it does not necessarily mean that bingo halls have been given the green light as there are currently no rules in place which expressly allow them to operate. In addition Te Public Prosecution Service have appealed the acquittals to the Federal Supreme Court.
Te news comes at a time when both the Senate and the Lower House are considering overturning the ban on gambling. Gambling was banned in 1941 and in 1946 casinos were shut down by President Eurico Gaspar Dutra who claimed that they spread prostitution and encouraged the mafia and money laundering. New gaming legislation is now being considered in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Pujol and members of his family. Tis was after Jordi Pujol released a note in 2014 explaining that for 34 years, including 23 as the President of Catalonia, he had maintained secret foreign bank accounts. A scandal ensued in the Spanish media as it involves allegations against many family members, including trafficking of influence, bribery, money laundering and public corruption. His sons Jordi and Oleguer Pujol Ferrusola are also being investigated.
Te granting of licences under President Fox’s administration was controversial because so many were granted in such a short space of time. In the spring of 2005 President Fox attempted to completely do away with Mexico’s 1947 gaming laws and pave the way for a number of Las Vegas style casinos in tourist hotspots. However, lack of support for the bill in Congress meant his administration, rather than totally scrapping the old law could only add new legislation as an appendix to the old law.
While changes to the 1947 act did not give the go ahead for fully fledged land based casinos it did allow for sports betting shops, bingo and slot parlours. It also granted then head of SEGOB Santiago Creel the power to grant licences. Before leaving office in 2005 Mr. Creel granted 763 licenses to gaming parlours all over Mexico.
Chile
Gross Gaming Revenue for the casinos operating in Chile including the seven municipal casinos stood at of $37,150m in December 2016 a cumulative real growth rate of 2.1 per cent in the last 12 months and a monthly variation of plus 0.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. Gross Gaming Revenue for the casinos stood at $25,276m and made up 68 per cent of the total - this is a positive monthly variation of minus 1.9 per cent compared to the same month in 2015, but an accumulated real growth of 1.2 per cent over the last 12 months. In December the municipalities and regions received a total of $4,127m in gaming tax revenue from the 17 non municipal casinos while they also generated an additional $1,524m in tax on entrance fees for the state.
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