New Tender Begins for Casinos in Chile
Casinos licences are beginning to expire in Chile, with operators preparing for renewals and to fend off bids from competitor applications
In January the board reported that GGR for November 2019 stood at $35,357m pesos (U$S45,778.470), a negative monthly variation of minus 6.5 per cent
CHILE LICENSING
Te Chilean Gaming Board (SJC) has now opened up the consultation stage of the draft of the Technical Bases of the Process for Granting Operating Permits 2020 for comments from industry and citizens. Once the public consultation stage is complete, the responses will be collected, a summary of the main clarifications along with the definitive terms and conditions will be published and the process will be officially initiated. Up to 12 gaming casinos can be authorised, corresponding to the quotas that will be made available between July 28, 2023 and May 13, 2024.
Comments on the proposal of technical evaluation of the bids will be received until April 9 through a form via
www.scj.gob.cl/betchile, a platform created especially for the process. Te platform will provide relevant information to those interested in applying for an operating permit. Te website will also provide updates as the tender is underway.
According to current regulations, a gaming casino operation permit may be applied for in all regions of the country, with the exception of the Metropolitan Region and in addition, the Valparaíso Region is excluded from this process, as it already has the maximum of three casinos with a valid operating permit.
Current gaming casino operating companies may choose to participate in the process by applying for a renewal of their permits. According to the SJC current casino operators “will not have priority in the evaluation of the bids,” but will have a “preferential right to obtain the permit when having matched the
Chile Casino Compensation Claim Rejected
Sun Dreams has suffered another setback with the Court of Appeals of Valdivia rejecting an appeal filed by the Chilean-South African firm for the damages suffered by the hotel casino in the city of Valdivia, during clashes between protesters and police.
Te casino and hotel was at the epicentre of clashes during the social protests in Chile late last year. In the brief, the firm argued that the lack of police protection had led to losses of 1 billion pesos (around US$1.3m), in damages to
infrastructure as well as losses for the days it was forced to close. However, Sun Dreams can still take the case to the Supreme Court.
In February damages worth millions experienced during the social unrest in Chile caused Sun Dreams to file a protection claim before the Court of Appeals of Valdivia. Te claim accuses the State of having "failed to guarantee public order and internal public security, which constitutes an arbitrary and illegal violation of constitutional guarantees.”
economic bid of another applicant, should they receive a higher weighted score in the technical evaluation stage. However, as businesses already operating casinos and having SCJ authorisation, there are some differences in the background review and evaluation mechanism requirements, among others, that will evaluate their 15 years of operation.”
To ensure that this process is fair and transparent both for possible operators who wish to renew their licences and for potential new entrants into the market, the rules of the process will be public and known to all interested parties. Likewise, the files of the technical evaluation will be made public, once the process has been completed, except for certain restrictions. In addition, there will be a formal process of consultation and clarification during the application stage for both the technical bid evaluation and during the economic hearings.
Hopefully the new licensing process will be less controversial than the latest licence process. When the new licensing process was first initiated for the seven municipal licences, it was predicted that the new casinos would bring in considerable investment from abroad and herald in a major expansion of the industry. However the transformation was not nearly as great as it had been hoped.
Operators from the start were fiercely critical of the licensing process arguing that the demands put on them had been too great especially when it came to the annual fees that they had to pay which went on top of the 20 per cent tax on gross gaming income.
Colombia
During the past year, the game regulator in Colombia, Coljuegos has confiscated 3,821 pieces of illegal gaming equipment. "Tis result was obtained thanks to the fact that we carried out 223 operations with the support of the National Police and the Attorney General's Office,” said Coljuegos President Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, who also explained that since the creation of the entity that they had seized more than 27,000 illegal pieces of gaming equipment.
BRAZIL – Sportingtech has strengthened its position in the Brazilian market following a platform partnership with Bet4Plus.
The Pulse Platform is a multi-management platform that combines sports, technology, casino games and betting into a single solution. After migrating to Sportingtech’s igaming offering, Bet4Plus can utilise its online channels to run its country-wide betting and gambling operations. It uses all the latest features and updates from risk analysis tools, content and sportsbook management, powerful CRM and CMS for its online business.
Tiago Almedia, CEO at Sportingtech, commented: “We are extremely happy to widen our impact in the Latam igaming market. Expanding the Brazilian market with Bet4Plus is a vital milestone. We aim to support the promising projects like Bet4Plus in achieving their goals in setting the standard for online betting excellence in Brazil. This is a great opportunity for both Sportingtech and Bet4Plus to use and showcase the full power of the Pulse Platform, and pave the way for the expansion on both Latam and Asian markets."
José Matos, Project owner at Bet4Plus, added: “Bet4Plus chose Sportingtech as our provider to enter the Brazilian market, as the Pulse Platform is one of the best and fast-growing platforms in the gambling industry, with unrivalled and powerful features.”
LATAM – CT Gaming Interactive has increased its offering and its games are live now at inkabet. The partnership with the Latin American operator was sealed in March with players in the region now enjoying games from CT Gaming Interactive. The agreement comprises the European company’s player favourite titles, including 20 Roosters, 20 Star Party, 20 Mega Slot, Fortune Pyramids, Pyramid of Gold.
CT Gaming Interactive has been extensively expanding its footprint across several markets. Its slot games portfolio is now available and accessible across nearly 100 partner operators in different countries. The release at inkabet is the latest in a series of deals struck by CT Gaming Interactive.
“Inkabet has established itself as a leading operator and we are excited to launch our games with their site that will help us reach even more players. Experiencing massive growth of their portfolio, inkabet has a remarkable collection of world-class casino slot games already and we are happy to be there. We will extend our presence at the site very soon with new releases,” Lachezar Petrov, Head of CT Gaming Interactive said
NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA P11 SOUTH AMERICA
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86
