SOUTH AMERICA
Nuevas normas publicadas en el Boletín Oficial de Panamá establecen una serie de nuevos requisitos para los operadores. A partir de ahora, las máquinas tragaperras de tipo A y C serán monitorizadas en tiempo real por un servidor con- trolado por el gobierno central que se encuentra conectado a la Junta de Control de Juegos (JCJ) a fin de verificar en tiempo real la cantidad total de apuestas.
El gobierno de Argentina ha anunciado que el plazo para la apertura de ofertas para la licitación pública de siete casinos en la provincia de Buenos Aires ha sido prorrogado hasta el 27 de junio. De acuerdo con el Boletín Oficial del gobierno, estos 90 días adicionales permitirán a los operadores tener tiempo para presentar sus propuestas.
Interblock ha anunciado la instalación de su primera PULSE ARENA en América Latina ubi- cada en el Casino Sun Monticello en Chile. Este entorno de juegos de estadio sociales e interac- tivos abrió con el nombre de «Bar de Juegos SiSun» e incorpora la pared de vídeo más grande de Chile.
Se espera que se anuncien los resultados de la licitación de los siete casinos municipales chilenos entre el 1 y 19 de junio de 2018. Las licencias de casino están listas para licitación en los municipios de Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo, Viña del Mar, Pucón, Puerto Varas y Puerto Natales. Aunque solo dos operadores, Enjoy y Sun Dreams, han presentado ofertas para los casinos más grandes, se cree que el proceso de licitación tendrá un enorme impacto en el sector.
Odyssey Europe AS tiene intenciones de hacer una oferta de adquisición voluntaria de todas las acciones en circulación de Olympic Entertainment Group con sede en Tallinn, que cuenta con casino en línea y en instalaciones físi- cas y es un operador de apuestas cotizado en la bolsa Nasdaq de Tallinn.
El grupo de casinos Baden-Württembergische Spielbanken ha vuelto a crecer en Alemania en 2017 con un aumento de sus ingresos del 4,89% después de crecer un 4,8% en 2016. GGR obtuvo 86,09 millones de euros en sus tres casinos de Stuttgart, Baden-Baden y Constanza.
El Tribunal Administrativo Federal de Alemania ha prohibido las apuestas por internet a operadores extranjeros. Esta resolución del 26 de octubre de 2017 fue publicada el 12 de marzo de 2018. La Corte Suprema Federal enfatiza que estas prohibiciones en Alemania para casinos en línea y juegos de póquer en línea son compatibles con la legislación constitucional alemana y de la UE.
Seis personas fueron detenidas en Niza (departamento francés de Alpes Marítimos) la noche del 11 de marzo por parte de la policía del Servicio Central de Carreras y Juegos (SCCJ por sus siglas en francés) en el marco de una investi- gación abierta por «lavado de dinero, evasión fiscal y posesión ilegal de una casa de apuestas, así como por abuso de bienes públicos».
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Last year the Lottery and Casinos Institute decided to close Complejo Casino, with an income of just over $3.5m but costing $39.5m a year to maintain
ARGENTINA NEW LICENCES Large Scale Resort on the Atlantic Coast
Rumours which have been circulating around a proposal to the municipal government of Necochea to build a resort and casino are growing with word that a private investor may have come forward. Te new plan could save the casino in the city, which is scheduled for closure after the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, María Eugenia Vidal, decided not to include the casino in the new tender process earlier this year.
Alaisa Distribuidora SA, which acquired 51 per cent of Argentina’s main dairy company SanCor in return for US$130m, could build an international five-star hotel including a conference room, event room, spa, thermal springs and sauna in Necochea.
Te company intends to acquire the rest of SanCor and plans to make a number of significant investments in Argentina according to local press. Tis in turn has sparked the interest of the President's office and government officials are already in talks with the city government according to local reports. President Mauricio Macri’s market-friendly reforms are
Panama
Slots to be connected to government server
Type A and C slot machines will now be monitored in real time by a central government controlled server connected to Te Gaming control Board (JCJ) in order to verify in real time the total amount of bets. New rules, which were published via Panama's Official Gazette, puts in place a number of new demands on operators.
Once the system is up and running operators will have to pay for the new system, as well as a $US5,000 fee so that their slots are connected to the new server. Tey will also have to supply the equipment on site so that the SJC may monitor slots in real time. After the system is installed, the operator must also update the technological platform every two years, once the update has been authorised by the JCJ.
Unlike tables games and type A slot machines, which transfer a percentage of bets to the JCJ, type C machines only pay US$150 to the regulatory body every month. As
increasing foreign investment now that he has resolved a fifteen-year default and removed capital controls and the government will seek to capitalise on further investment in the area. Te Spanish group operates mainly as a distributor of food products, mainly in Spain, Mexico and China.
In the note sent to the Intendancy the company said that it intended to refurbish the casino and put it back into operation. Te new casino and hotel could mean an initial investment of up to $100m.
In November last year, Te Mayor of Necochea Facundo López questioned the government's decision to close the single casino in the city. Facundo López said that it would "leave seventy families out on the street." López also warned of the negative impact the closure would have on the local tourism industry. Last year the Lottery and Casinos Institute decided to definitively close the casino after it was found to be consistently running at a loss generating an income of just over $3.5m while costing $39.5m a year to maintain.
they are not connected to any server, it is impossible to know the amount of bets they receive nor the prizes paid out. Te new data will be gathered daily, monthly and annually.
Type C machines may only pay a maximum of US$200 per machine in prizes and accept bets of no more than US$3. Te JCJ has stated that it considers Type C machines, to be the main cause of pathological gambling, since they are often located in low-income neighbourhoods and in rural areas. It is estimated that Panama has more than 6,000 type C machines nationwide.
Type A slots - slot machines which do not have a payout ceiling– operate in fully-fledged casinos, which are in turn present in hotels with more than 300 rooms. According to the latest report released by Panama’s National Controller´s Office, Type A slot machines and the lottery now account for 90 per cent of the market with a combined total of US$2,007m. Of this total, US$526m corresponded to lottery sales while Type A slot machines accounted for US$1,481m in 2017.
Mexico
Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior (SEGOB) has said that no more licences will be granted in the State of Yucatán for the time being. Five gambling establishments currently operate in Mérida, the state capital. Rubén Valdez Ceh, delegate of SEGOB revealed that although there might be interest in the opening of a number of other casinos in the southeastern state, no legal authorisation for their establishment had been granted. Responding to questions revolving around the possibility of setting up a casino in the city of Tizimín, the federal official rejected this rumour saying, “so far there is no authorisation to open new casinos in Yucatán." Te official went onto say that licences are granted on a national level, through various companies or franchises, which are permitted to have up to five or six permits in different states depending on the additional requirements established locally.
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