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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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The President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, has submitted draft legislation to Congress that aims to grow the nation’s casino industry while implementing better regulations and controls.
If subsequently passe...
Originally expected to open a few months ago, after visiting the construction site of the Ovalle Casino Resort in Chile, Mayor Claudio Renteria expects that the venue is on pace to meet the September 4 opening ...
An impact study has led to a decision by the government of Mendoza, in Argentina’s Cuyo region, not to renew the licenses of three casinos in the province because of their failure to meet the gaming board’s obj...
After receiving the final regulatory approvals for its merger with Chilean firm Dreams earlier in the month, Sun International is now reportedly set to invest up to $300 million to improve and expand its casino...
According to Eric Ríos, the Executive Secretary of the Panamanian Gaming Control Board (JCJ), gaming tax revenues are maintaining their momentum and by the end of this year will reach US$82 million, which is si...
The Panamanian Gaming Control Board has approved the planned merger of South African hotel and casino operator Sun International with Chilean counterpart Dreams.
Johannesburg-based Sun International already ...
After failing in its bid to take over fellow South African hotel and casino operator Peermont Group in April, Sun International has now received all of the relevant approvals for its planned merger with Chilean...
In an effort to further control and monitor gaming, the government of Buenos Aires has issued a new decree which will mandate that operators publish the financial results of their gambling venues online.
The...
Marina del Sol has fought hard to move ahead with its proposed Chillán casino but has faced stiff opposition from one of its biggest competitors and rivals in the Boldt-Peralada group who have alleged that Mari...
The Mexican government has been considering the rollout of new gambling laws that would be a lot friendlier to the casino industry and encourage foreign investment. Miguel Angel Ochoa, the President of the Mexi...
In September 2015, Dreams and Sun International completed a merger of both companies that has now gained the approval of the Gaming Board in Chile. The merger created the largest gaming operator in Latin Americ...
The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal by the Argentine-Spanish Boldt Peralada group which sought to exclude Marina del Sol from the tender process.
The argument by Boldt Peralada was that its competitor,...
Japan may have lost it's trailblazing badminton star for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics today after bosses handed Kento Momota an "indefinite suspension" for his visit to an illegal casino with teammate, Kenichi T...
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After over more than a year of collaborations by journalists in about 80 countries, three days ago the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists began releasing inf...
Well known names like Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of Iceland have been mentioned around the seismic leak of documents surrounding off-shore law firm, Mossack Fonseca of Panama City, Panama. On Sunday...