SOUTH AMERICA
La caída general en el juego VIP registrada en Macau ha hecho mella en los ingresos de Galaxy Entertainment que, con una desafortunada cifra de 13 000 millones de dólares, experimenta- ron una caída del ocho por ciento en el registro interanual y también del ocho por ciento en el reg- istro intertrimestral. Una vez ajustado el EBITDA, la cifra quedó en 4000 millones de dólares, es decir, una caída del ocho por ciento en el registro inter- anual y también del ocho por ciento en el registro intertrimestral.
El Imperial Club Paris, propiedad del grupo Raineau y que se disponía a ser el segundo club de juego parisino en abrir sus puertas, se ha visto forzado a retrasar su inauguración el 6 de mayo. Diseñado para ser el primer club de juego en pleno corazón de Chinatown «para los fans de los juegos de cartas», el establecimiento se abrirá en el cen- tro comercial Masséna. Este último retraso en la inauguración del club de juego de aprox. 82 met- ros cuadrados estuvo, según palabras de sus propietarios, «más allá de su control».
Caesars Entertainment se dispone a vender su recinto en Sudáfrica Emerald Casino Resort a Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts, una empresa dedicada al entretenimiento y la hostel- ería con sede en Johannesburgo, por un importe total de 49 millones de dólares, lo que supone multiplicar por 7,9 el EBITDA de 2018, que fue de 6,2 millones de dólares.
El Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa de Nueva Jersey ha lanzado su nueva plataforma digital de apuestas deportivas
BorgataSports.com, que ofrece una amplia gama de impactantes funciones para ordenadores de sobremesa y tam- bién para su descarga en dispositivos con iOS y Android.
Evolution Gaming ha lanzado Deal Or No Deal Live, un nuevo juego en directo online creado en colaboración con Endemol Shine Gaming. Basado en el famoso programa televisivo, Deal or No Deal Live es el primer espectáculo de juego 24/7 del mundo que les permite a los jugadores jugar en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar, en orde- nadores de sobremesa, tablets y smartphones.
Cuatro empresas de juego se disponen a pagar un total de 4,5 millones de libras en paquetes de multa como parte de la investigación continua de la Comisión del Juego sobre el sector de los casi- nos online. InTouch Games Limited pagará 2,2 millones de libras, Betit Operations Limited 1,4 millones de libras, MT Secure Trade 700 000 libras y BestBet Limited un total de 230 972 libras.
Yggdrasil ha suscrito un acuerdo por el que sus contenidos se empezarán a usar en el operador español Casino Gran Madrid.
El grupo Tranchant, un operador de casinos francés, ha invertido 11 millones de euros en con- struir un nuevo casino que abrió sus puertas el 2 de mayo a las afueras de la ciudad de Pau, en el suroeste de Francia. Ubicado en el norte de la ciu- dad, el casino ha comenzado a operar con 100 tragaperras, un jackpot progresivo, siete termi- nales de Black Jack y 16 de ruleta inglesa.
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Almost four million Ecuadorians (47.7 per cent of the voters) voted that that they were in favour of the project after many casinos workers have been left jobless
ECUADOR LEGISLATION New Project Would Bring Back Casinos
A new project has been put forward by the Association of Ex-Workers in the casino sector that would allow for the reopening of all the casinos in Ecuador
A new project has been put forward that would allow for the reopening of all the casinos in Ecuador. Te project was put forward by Mauricio Villacís, president of the Association of Ex-Workers for the casino sector. According to Villacís the country is losing out on millions in tax revenue and "more than 20 thousand jobs directly and indirectly linked to this activity, with an approximate investment of about 400 million dollars."
Te project is already in the hands of the Ministries of Labour, Tourism and Economy, as well as the Internal Revenue Service (SRI). It is hoped that through them that the project will ultimately be put forward to President Lenín Moreno, who became Ecuador's president in 2017 and is far more centrist than his left wing predecessor Rafael Correa.
Te supporter of the new bill argues that between its neighbouring countries
Peru and
Colombia “we have data that they (casinos) report profits of about US$300m." Of that amount they say as much as 15 per cent is generated by Ecuadorian players.
Villacís said that this means that "some 45 million dollars go to Colombia and Peru for
gambling, not to mention online gambling, in which Ecuador has no regulations," meaning that millions more is probably being gambled via offshore gambling sites. One of the lawmakers to publicly make a stand on the issue is the Mayor of Quito, Jorge Yunda, who said that the reopening of casinos should be part of a referendum when talking about extending the opening hours of nightclubs.
Te bill includes the repeal of Article 236 of the Comprehensive Criminal Code (COIP), which prohibits gambling for profit. Villacís said that casinos could be allowed again either via a referendum or via the Constitutional Court. Among the proposed changes is the creation of a new gaming regulatory body.
In September 2010 then President of Ecuador Rafael Correa announced that his government was seeking to ban casinos. Claiming that casinos in Ecuador had become hotbeds of corruption and money laundering Correa told local press that his administration would put the question before the Ecuadorian people as part of a referendum. If the Ecuadorian people agreed with the President’s views on the issue then all of the fifty five casinos and bingo halls in Ecuador would be closed down forthwith.
Brazil Deputy defends gambling legalisation
Federal deputy Paulo Azi has defended the legalisation of gambling in Brazil. Te congressman said that legalisation: “Will create a huge leap in tourism in Brazil, especially in Bahia.” For this, the congressman has proposed a surcharge of 10 per cent, in addition to all taxes, with five per cent earmarked for tourism and five per cent for public safety.
“I understand that it is long past the time for Brazil to have a mature discussion about the legalisation of games. Brazil is one of the few countries in the world in which gambling is forbidden, in theory. In practice it continues to occur clandestinely. It does not generate tax, it does not make the people who work formalised in their contract of employment. It causes enormous damage,” he said.
For Azi, a regulated industry could
generate taxes and create jobs. He said he was in favour of legalising bingo, online gambling casinos as well as the street lottery ‘the animal game.’
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has suggested that rather than increasing tax revenue for the state gaming may encourage money laundering and tax evasion in Brazil as the size of the industry would overwhelm supervisory bodies. However, the lawmaker argued that tax generated by the casinos would be enough to pay for a regulatory body that would be able to adequately regulate the industry.
"With the technology at our disposal, it is almost impossible for that to happen. Te owners themselves have no interest if their business being used for money laundering, (and) corruption,” he concluded.
Chile
Chilean operator Enjoy has finalised its largest ever bond placement on the market. Te placement totalled two million UF (approximately US83m), at an annual rate of 3.50 per cent. Te bonds were placed on the Santiago Stock Exchange and have a maturity of 10 years. 70 per cent of the funds will be used to pay off the company's financial obligations as well as the financing of ongoing investments. Te move is part of Enjoy's strategy of continuing to strengthen its financial position. Enjoy's finance manager, Esteban Rigo-Righi welcomed the news saying that it was “very positive for Enjoy” as it fits in with Enjoy’s expansion plans in Chile now that its licences have been renewed. He added that it also “allows us to finance the projects Enjoy has planned for the coming years and move forward with our plans to reduce financial costs.”
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