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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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According to recent research reports, it is believed that if Brazil is able to pass gambling legislation, the country could have a major provider of slots gaming. Eilers Research, LLC Founder and the Director o...
A senate committee has helped Brazil to take great strides into the gambling industry, approving legislation that will allow for gambling in the country including online activity. It was on Wednesday that Bill ...
In the Chilean region of Bio Bio, Nuble is one of four provinces that has been proposed as the site for a casino by the Argentine-Spanish Boldt-Peralada group. The group has tried three times to have their casi...
Casino revenue in Chile in October reached $39.6 million, which is 19.5% better than results noted in October, 2014. Additionally, the number of visitors jumped by 11% at 490,786, whereas the average spend grew...
The ‘Brazil Agenda’ is a new report proposed by Senator Maggi that would legalize casino gaming, bingo and ‘the animal game’ in Brazil. The Brazilian gaming market would be able to grow considerably with the ap...
A project that would legalize gaming in Brazil is the purpose for the first meeting of the Special Committee on National Development in the Brazilian Senate.
The revision of a bill presented by Senator Ciro ...
Plans to build the Casino Luckia Arica, the largest casino in Arica, Chile in the XV region are being moved ahead by the current manager of the Antay Casino Hotel in the city of Copiapo in northern Chile, Spani...
Plans to award the winning proposal for two casinos in Asunción and the Central Department have been announced by Javier Balbuena, the president of Paraguay’s Gaming Commission.
According to Balbuena, an inf...
The Brazilian Jockey Club (JCB) will partner with French racetrack operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) who announced on Friday that it will enter the South American racing market and operate horse race betting in...
Brazil is suffering a prolonged economic downturn and recession with budget cuts and tax increases attempting to remedy a crippled government budget. Another idea is being entertained and that is to increase re...
According to a Philippine Stock Exchange filing on Tuesday, Solaire de Argentina SA has recruited Oscar Alberto Ghezzi to head up an effort to explore the possibility of establishing an integrated resort-casin...
Slot parlors are growing out of control in Panama, especially in lower income neighborhoods so consultation has begun in the government to draft a law to restructure the Gaming Control Board to address the issu...
The Chilean Gaming Control Board (SJC) Resolution Council is in the final stages of determining which of the two submitted proposals will be awarded a gaming license for Chillan. The casino tender victor will b...
South African based Sun International has announced the opening of the newest addition to their growing casino empire – The Sun Nao Casino in Cartagena along the Caribbean coast of northern Columbia. The casino...
New investments of US$300 million to $375 million will give the Mexican casino industry a shot in the arm soon, with 25 new casinos announced by the President of Mexican gaming organisation ASPJAC (Asociación d...