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Uruguay to begin blocking online gambling websites

February 15, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Uruguay

In Uruguay, the state-owned gambling monopoly is reportedly due to begin blocking local access to non-domestic online casino and sportsbetting sites including major players such as Bet365.com and Bwin.com. A...

World Poker Tour heads to Uruguay this October

Marie Kelley

October 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Uruguay

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 ...

Uruguay legislators pass proposal to ban online gambling

Adam Morgan

August 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Uruguay

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...

Enjoy S.A. to complete purchase of Conrad from Caesars subsidiary

Lars Jones

January 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

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...

Roulette player turns $35,000 into $1.225 million in a single spin

Lars Jones

January 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, The Players Lounge, Uruguay

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...

Only one bid received to operate Uruguayan casino

Adam Morgan

September 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Uruguay

Two weeks after asking for bids for the rights to operate the Argentino Hotel Casino And Resort in the coastal city of Piriapolis and Uruguay’s Tourism Ministry has received only one official tender. Accordi...

The Mantra Resort Spa and Casino has been Sold in Uruguay

Sam Mitchell

May 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Uruguay

It was announced on Friday that Jorge Alberto Goitia, who is an Argentine businessman, along with a number of European operators and Uruguayan investors have bought the Mantra Resort and Casino that is situated...