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The Ponce Plaza Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico is preparing to celebrate its 15th anniversary after completing a US$10m renovation of its facilities, including its lobby and 69 rooms. The general manager of the casino, Ramón Muñoz-Grajales, stated that, among the remodelled areas, are the Lola Eclectic Cuisine restaurant and the 16,500-square-foot Casino de la Plaza. The casino is expected…

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, declared that his government will not grant new permits to open casinos and warned that if any licenses have been issued in the last four years of his government that they will be revoked. In a press conference, Obrador reaffirmed his anti gambling stance and announced that he would request a report…

According to local press two new gambling establishments are planned for the city of Mexicali – the capital of the state of Baja California. The two new casinos, which are already under construction, received licences last year according to Rogelio Guzmán Obispo Director of Urban Planning. Talking to local newspaper La Voz de la Frontera, Obispo…

According to the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos the emblematic Casino Central in Mar del Plata is experiencing an “excellent” summer season with visitor numbers on the rise. According to the institute around 10,000 people visit the casino daily with the casino generating around more $60m per day on roulette and card games alone….

Talking with local radio the undersecretary of Tourism, Remo Monzeglio, has criticised the continued delays over the granting of a casino licence in the city of Carmelo located in south-western Uruguay.   Monzeglio described the process thus far as “tragicomic.”    “It has been one obstacle after another,” Monzeglio said, and commented that he had decided…

The National Competition Commission (Conacom) recommended that the government review Paraguay’s gambling law (Law 1,016/97) because it allowed for licence holders to hold a monopoly over instants, pools, sportsbetting and casinos. Conacom concluded that Law No. 1016/97 established regulatory barriers to competition by establishing the right of exclusivity in the running of certain games of…

Lawmakers in the state of Nuevo León have voted to end a tax placed on slot machines last year. The decision was made after the tax failed to increase revenues for the state.  A new tax was put on each slot machine in 2021. The tax stood at around US$4 per day per slot machine….

The Governor of the state of Querétaro Mauricio Kuri González confirmed that the state government’s Revenue Act for 2022 will increase taxes on casinos. Local deputy, Gerardo Ángeles, president of the Planning and Budget Commission of the Legislature, also confirmed that the proposed income law of the Executive Power included a tax on casinos, a new…

According to data provided by the Gaming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico, casinos reported profits that exceeded US$355 million, which is equivalent to a growth of 38.89% in relation to the fiscal year 2021, in which more than US$256 million was reported. Miguel Vega, president of the Casino Committee of the Puerto Rico…