SOUTH AMERICA
Te AIEJA believes that new legislation in Mexico is years away as the current debate gets stalled in the Senate
El Presidente de la Asociación de Permisionarios, Operadores y Proveedores de la Industria del Entretenimiento y Juego de Apuesta en México (AIEJA), Miguel Ángel Ochoa Sánchez, ha afirmado que la nueva legislación del juego en México parece cada vez menos probable, ya que se ha visto paralizada en el Senado. Según el Sr. Ochoa Sánchez, el nuevo proyecto de ley proba- blemente no se aprobará en lo que resta del actual mandato presidencial de seis años, cono- cido como «sexenio».
El Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de Panamá ha concedido una licencia a Biz Tools S.A. para operar un nuevo casino en la ciudad de Penonomé. La empresa ha pagado 1 millón de dólares a la Junta de Control de Juegos panameña por la licencia para operar el casino, que albergará tanto máquinas tragaperras como juegos de mesa.
Las salas de bingo de Porto Alegre, la capital del estado brasileño de Rio Grande do Sul, han vuelto a abrir sus puertas después de que los magistrados locales hayan resuelto en su favor. Los magistrados del Comité de Apelación de lo Penal han determinado que el juego no consti- tuye una ofensa criminal.
SUZOHAPP ha suscrito un acuerdo con Trestle Corporation para convertirse en su proveedor preferente en Sudamérica. SUZOHAPP lleva ya muchos años distribuyendo las tarjetas gráficas de vídeo de Trestle en el mercado esta- dounidense, y este acuerdo viene a subrayar el éxito de esta relación comercial.
El operador chileno-canadiense Marina del Sol ha anunciado que comenzará las obras de construcción del nuevo casino en la ciudad de Chillán en el mes de junio. Juan Ignacio Ugarte afirmó que las obras se pondrán en marcha durante la primera mitad del año y que el depar- tamento de obras públicas municipales aprobó en septiembre los planes preliminares.
La Junta de Andalucía emitirá un decreto el próximo mes autorizando un nuevo casino en la ciudad de Granada. De esta forma, el número de casinos en la región aumenta hasta seis. La Con- sejera de Finanzas y Administración Pública del Gobierno de Andalucía, María Jesús Montero, afirmó que la decisión se ha tomado en respuesta a las peticiones de empresarios locales de la zona que han señalado las ventajas del sector.
En Pennsylvania se está estudiando permitir a sus 12 operadores de casinos terrestres ofrecer algunos de sus juegos a través de Internet. Entre las propuestas se incluye una tasa de licencia de 10 millones de dólares y tipos fiscales de entre el 15 y el 25 por ciento. Se legalizarían los juegos diarios de ligas deportivas fantásticas, las máquinas tragaperras de habilidad, las máquinas tragaperras con premios progresivos en múltiples estados y el juego en tabletas en algunos aerop- uertos.
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247.COM MEXICO LEGISLATION New Legislation Unlikely in Near Future
Te President of the Mexican Gaming Association (AIEJA) Miguel Angel Ochoa Sanchez has said that new gaming legislation in Mexico looks increasingly less likely as it it has become stalled in the Senate.
According to Mr Ochoa Sanchez the new bill will probably not be passed during the remainder of the six-year Presidential term commonly referred to as the sexenio - the term limit on the President of Mexico. General elections are scheduled to be held in Mexico in July 2018. In addition he said that legislation has been pushed aside as more pressing matters have been forced upon the Senate such as the Ayotzinapa kidnapping. Two years ago 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College went missing. Te students were attacked by police.
Mr Ochoa Sanchez criticised the government for not doing more to address the issue which has led to a chaotic gaming landscape he said. “Lawmakers ask for reports on why things are happening in the states, what are the issues when it comes to casinos. Instead of asking they should do their jobs, they have important legislation on their hands,” he said.
Ochoa said that because of the way casino legislation has been dealt with so far that it will
Betting in Uruguay’s state casinos up by over six per cent
Uruguay
Betting in state owned casinos grew by 6.5 per cent according to Te Head of the Uruguayan Casino Control Board (DGC) Javier Chá. Mr Chá said that around $6.150bn (US$212m) was gambled in state casinos which is a 6.5 per cent increase compared to 2015. Te figure does not, however, include the larger casinos in Uruguay such as the Conrad in Punta del Este, the Casino Parque Hotel nor the Hotel Casino Carrasco which are both located in Montevideo.
Javier Chá said that the fact that the casinos had reported growth close to the level of inflation was an “achievement” due to the slowing down of the local economy. Growth stood at around 0.5 per cent in 2006, and
be very difficult for the law to be approved during the remainder of the six-year Presidential term and said that no more gaming centres can be opened as the government has not granted any more permits. Tis, he said, was a direct result of the General Directorate of Games and Sweepstake’s (DGJS) policy of reviewing the current legal status of gaming rooms which are already open rather than granting new
licences.In addition while the Senate delays, local governments in states such as Nuevo León, Sinaloa and Quintana Roo are unfairly increasing taxes on the region’s gaming companies.
“Until we achieve a legal reform that establishes that taxes can only be collected by the federation, we will continue to suffer due to the inventions of the local deputies, who govern with events as they occur and give us a headache,” he said.
Te Lower House approved the new Federal Betting and Raffles Law in December 2014. Te new law aims to regulate the gaming industry more efficiently, safeguard the rights of players and make the licensing process more transparent. However, after it was sent to the Senate it quickly became stalled in the committee stage. Tis is despite a number of calls for the bill to be pushed forward.
will stand at an estimated 1 per cent this year according to Uruguayan Economy Minister Danilo Astori. Te Uruguayan economy has been adversely affected by the difficult economic situation in Brazil and Argentina.
In 2016 a total of $10.849bn was bet via Quinela (pools betting) the Lottery, Tómbola, Supermatch, 5 de Oro and instant Quinela - a $281m increase compared to 2015. Quiniela was the most popular game with sales standing at $4.446bn, followed by Tómbola $2.366bn and lottery game 5 de Oro with sales standing at $2.301bn. Meanwhile betting via instant Quinela stood at $871m, stood at $639m for the lottery and $226m for sports betting game Super Match. In January 2015 it was revealed that Quinela and lottery betting increased by as much as 15 per cent in 2015 compared to 2014 reaching US$387.3m.
Panama
Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has granted a licence to Biz Tools S.A to run a new casino in the city of Penonomé. Te company has paid US$1m to the Panamanian Gaming Control Board for the licence to run the casino which will house both slot machines and table games. Te licence is valid for twenty years. Te casino will be located in the Hotel Coclé de Vía Interamericana, which is located in the Iguana Mall. According to the official notice the operator may renew the licence two years before the licence is set to expire during which time it must have satisfactorily fulfilled all of its and legal and financial obligations. Te terms of the contract will then be open to renegotiation. Te contract also states that the operator must "pay a percentage of prizes not less than 80 per cent of the bets made via type A slot machines."
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