Tag Archives: Casinos
Uruguay – New US$22m hotel and casino announced

The Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay has announced the construction of a new US$22m hotel and casino in the city of Paysandú. The venture, funded by Argentine investors, is scheduled to open next year. The announcement was made by the Secretary of the Presidency of Uruguay, Álvaro Delgado, together with the mayor of Paysandú,…
Dominican Republic – New casino to open in mega resort

Grupo Orenes and a Spanish based construction and engineering company Clerhp Estructuras have signed an agreement for a casino that will be located within a new resort now under construction in the Dominican Republic. The Larimar City & Resort, consists of the development and execution of a 2.7 million square meter residential and tourist…
Spain – Gambling restrictions approved in Balearic Islands

The Government of the Balearic Islands has approved a bill which will modify Law 8/2014, which covers gambling and betting in the Balearic Islands. The objective of the bill is to reduce gambling related harm and provide greater player protection measures. The bill comes in response to a growth of gambling in recent years, especially…
Spain – Mayor of Salou wants BCN World to go ahead as soon as possible

The mayor of the municipality of Salou, Pere Granados has urged the government of Catalonia to support the construction of the BCN World casino complex. Granados urged the government of the autonomous community of Catalonia to be “proactive” regarding the construction of the casino which would be part of the Hard Rock Barcelona World. The…
Brazil – Lawmaker says that gaming bill should be approved before the end of the year

Bill 442/91, which was passed in the lower house and is now in the senate, could be passed after the Presidential elections. The information was confirmed to local newspaper Bahia Notícias by Deputy João Carlos Bacelar Batista. Bacelar is a member of the Mixed Parliamentary Front for the Approval of the Regulatory Framework for Games…
Chile – New casino could be built in tsunami danger zone

With the approval of the Municipal Works Department of San Antonio de Chile, the gambling board could grant a new casino licence in the area after it gave the go-ahead for the construction of a waterfront-style casino. In an eight-page report, the San Antonio Municipal Works Department rated the feasibility of installing a casino in…
Mexico – Gaming association wants uniform tax rate

The Association of Permit Holders, Operators and Providers of the Entertainment and Gambling Industry in Mexico (AIEJA) has requested that a single tax rate be imposed on the casino industry. The gaming association requested the Federal Government to implement “a single and proportional tax, which is fair to the casinos.” In a statement the AIEJA…
Ecuador – Ecuador looking to reintroduce casinos to stimulate economy

The Government in Ecuador is looking at various economic projects to accelerate itself from the financial woes of the pandemic with one suggestion being the legalisation of casinos and slot halls, ten years after outlawing them. There has been growing support for casinos being reintroduced as part of an economic reactivation plan with Minister of…
US – Detroit casinos to lose $67m during three-week shutdown

Michigan’s commercial casinos all must close for three weeks, as the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued an emergency order Nov. 15. With COVID-19 cases at an all-time high in the state, the emergency order forces the casinos to close from November 18 to December 8. The state’s commercial casinos, all located in…