World Casino News covers LatAm and the Caribbean in this section. Articles about casinos in the North/Latin American country of Mexico can be found here. Look for news about the big resorts or up and coming developments in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as any possible movement in the Brazilian regulatory scheme.
We also cover industry events such as SAGSE LATAM, new casino openings in Chile and Argentina, Colombian regulatory matters, and mergers & acquisitions country by country.
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As measures to bring regulated online and land-based gaming to Brazil continue to wind their way through the legislative process, the man behind the nation’s largest state-owned bank has reportedly asked that h...
The South American Gaming Suppliers Expo for Latin America (SAGSE LATAM) Buenos Aires is underway today in Argentina's capital city. Latin America's most important trade show runs for three days and concludes o...
Leading supplier of management solutions, slot machines and electronic roulette to the casino and lottery industries, Win Systems, will have on exhibit at the South American Gaming Suppliers Expo (SAGSE), Bueno...
If a promise made by the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies comes to fruition, Brazil may be the next nation to introduce a regulatory framework to legalize gambling.
Brazilian news magazine Veja repo...
A license to operate the Viña de Mar casino in Chile is up for grabs and two of the country's top operators are vying for the chance to run the property. Enjoy and Sun Dreams have both placed bids for the licen...
In Paraguay, the head of the nation’s La Comision Nacional de Juegos de Azar (CONAJZAR) regulator has reportedly declared that his body is currently facing a ‘titanic struggle’ to stamp out illegal gambling and...
Latin American casino operator Thunderbird Resorts Incorporated has announced the signing of a binding agreement that will see it sell all of its gaming operations in Peru to rival firm Sun Dreams SA in exchang...
Swedish online casino games developer NetEnt has reportedly signed an agreement with Grupo Caliente for Mexico’s regulated online casino market.
This is the second such agreement NetEnt has signed in its eff...
The World Poker Tour will be visiting Uruguay for the first time ever this October with the Enjoy Punta del Este hosting the WPT Uruguay festival. This will mark the first time a WPT event will be televised in ...
Online casino and sports betting provider GAMING1, in a joint venture with top casino operator Vicca Group, has reportedly been granted a sportsbook and casino license under the new regulatory regime of Colombi...
Last year, new regulations for online gambling were introduced in Colombia. Coljuegos, the country’s regulatory body, is tasked with providing licensing to operators there. The first license for online gaming w...
The Gaming Control Board of Chile (SCJ) recently announced a new deadline for casino bids in the Arica, Pucón, and Puerto Natales municipalities. The deadline has been moved to 11 a.m. on September 25 as announ...
In Uruguay, legislators have reportedly passed proposed legislation that would ban most online gambling including poker, roulette and video slots while giving the South American nation’s executive branch contro...
In Chile, global private equity firm Advent International Corporation has announced that it has signed an agreement to spend up to $170 million in order to acquire a “significant” stake in local casino and hote...
With legislation that is set to legalize casino gambling in Japan continuing to take shape, some of the largest Las Vegas-based operators are reportedly said to be considering Brazil as the next big internation...