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The Japanese city of Chiba has pulled the plug on any involvement in the race for one of three casino licences to be awarded in Japan, saying it would instead focus on rebuilding following natural disasters. Chiba Mayor Toshihito Kumagai said: “Campaigning to host an IR would take a lot of energy at a time…

The Macau government has kick-started its casino relicensing process by extending the licences held by SJM (Sociedade de Jogos de Macau) and MGM Grand Paradise to mid-2022 although there has been no indication to what might happen after this date. The new expiry date coincides with the expiry date of other concessionaires so that all…

The Andorran Gaming Control Board (CRAJ) has made a last minute reversal and suspended the granting of the license to Andorran company Jocs SA. According to the official statement , the regulator made that decision on Wednesday during a meeting, after finding “deficiencies” in the file presented by Jocs put forward in July, and that…

Outgoing Mexican President Peña Nieto awarded a number of casino licences in his last week as president according to local new reports. Enrique Peña Nieto left office on December 1 and has been succeeded by Andrés Manuel López Obrador. However, according to local press one of his last acts as President was to award gambling…

Paraguay’s Gaming Board (CONAJZAR) has decided not to automatically renew the license for companies Azar Internacional SA (the operator of the Hotel Casino Acaray of Ciudad del Este) and Casinos Paraguayos SA (the operator of Casino Carnaval de Encarnación) for another 10 years beginning in 2025. It would have been the third time that the…

Nine international business groups have put forward bids for the new casino licence in Andorra, including Cirsa (Spain), Genting (Malaysia) Sithel (Luxembourg) and French companies Partouche and Barriere as well as a group made up of local business people. The deadline to submit offers to manage the single Andorran casino ended Last Tuesday (October 31st)….

The State Secretary for Tourism Development for Brazil’s northern state of Mato Grosso has defended plans for a large scale casino on the banks of the Manso River. Luís Carlos Nigro told press that he was going to Brasilia this week in order to discuss new guidelines with federal deputies considered essential for the promotion…

The Regional Government of Andalusia will issue an order next month authorising a new casino in the city of Granada in the south of Spain. This will take the number of casinos in the region to six. Minister of Finance and Public Administration of the Andalusia government María Jesús Montero said the decision was in…

The Spanish National Police are investigating a number of allegedly illegal payments to the daughter of ex president of Mexico Ana Cristina Fox de la Concha from Jordi Pujol Ferrusola, the eldest son of former President of the Catalan Government. The payments are at the centre of a ‘cash for licences’ scandal gripping the Mexican…