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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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Amid the continuing legislative debate regarding the future of legalized gambling in Brazil, at least three foreign firms have reportedly expressed an interest in building and operating a casino resort complex ...
Casinos operating in Chile have seen a dip in gross gaming revenues, with the Chilean Gaming Control Board reporting February brought in only $39,887m via the seven municipal casinos of the country. This was a ...
In an effort to further grow its presence in South America, slot machine and casino management systems innovator Konami Gaming Incorporated has named Atlantic Ventures as its exclusive distributor for the natio...
In Paraguay, the National Ports Authority has reportedly announced that it intends to report the nation’s president to the public prosecutor over a plan to use its land in order to build a new hotel and casino ...
Global slot and video gaming machines designer and manufacturer International Game Technology has premiered its Spin Ferno spinning-reel tournament systems solution in Mexico via installations at a trio of prop...
Following the publication last month of new nationwide guidelines that established clearer definitions for gambling machines, the Chilean state of Valparaiso has reportedly announced that it plans to be the fir...
In Mexico, local representatives from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party have reportedly formally asked the governor for the northern state of Nuevo Leon to halve the amount senior citizens must pay u...
Chile and Argentina gaming, lodging, and restaurant operator, Enjoy SA is getting ready to pick up the remaining 55 percent of shares in the Conrad Punta del Este Resort in Uraguay from Caesars Entertainment Co...
An extended New Year's celebration became unforgettable for a group of Brazilian friends playing roulette at the Conrad Punta del Este Resort and Casino Hotel in Uruguay. Pedro Grendene Bartelle, a successful b...
Last week, the office of the comptroller general in Chile released a statement in which the clarification of gambling machines was provided to be used by municipal governments in regards to defining when the ma...
There are more than 100,000 slot machines in Mexico which are spread across different casinos throughout the country. The President of the Mexican Senate’s Board of Directors, Senator José Maria Martinez recent...
Gaming and lottery testing and assessment services provider Gaming Laboratories International recently participated in an open government discussion regarding the future of legalized gambling in Brazil.
Cond...
The ongoing debate among deputies in the lower house both for and against new gaming legislation in Brazil means further delays for the issue that has been pending for 25 years.
In early November the Special...
In Paraguay, officials from the trade union for the National Ports Authority have held a meeting to discuss ways to stop the construction of a new hotel and casino complex being planned for the border city of C...
New taxes in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, which includes the leisure and gambling destinations of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, have been approved by the congress there. Included in the revenue package was...