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The Superintendence of Casinos (SJC) announced that four projects were presented at the hearing for the presentation of technical and economic offers that took place on May 23 for two licences. Of these offers, one corresponds to a company looking to renew its licence and three to new companies. The offers were presented last week…

Lawyers for Enjoy and Dreams have appeared before the Tribunal for the Defence of Free Competition (TDLC) in order to respond to a complaint put forward by casino operator Grupo Meier (Corporación Meier). In a hearing which lasted for approximately three hours Enjoy’s lawyer Santiago Bravo strongly denied that the operator had colluded with any other company during the…

Enjoy has emphasised the need for the government to update its gambling laws to allow for online gambling.   Speaking at the company’s Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting Enjoy’s president Henry Comber said: “Modern legislation is urgently required to allow for the development of online betting platforms in Chile and so that they operate on an equal footing with…

Chile’s lower house has given the go ahead to the bill that prohibits sports betting advertising. The initiative was presented by Deputy Marco Antonio Sulantay. “This shows that parliamentarians are aware that it is a problem that we must regulate and take care of it. Especially, because it is not acceptable that the million-dollar profits…

Shares have fallen sharply for Chilean casino operator Enjoy with the company experiencing a 13 per cent drop after it became known that the merger with Dreams would not take place. According to local news outlet La Tercera, after the collapse of the merger, shares fell 13 per cent on the Santiago Stock Exchange to…

Casino operator Grupo Meier (Corporación Meier) has filed a complaint with the Superintendence of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) demanding that the last tender involving Dreams, Enjoy and Marina del Sol be revoked. Grupo Meier based its claims on a report prepared by law firm Contreras Velozo on their behalf. In a letter to the SJC, the company’s manager Lientur Fuentealba Meier claimed that…

Deputy Marco Antonio Sulantay has demanded that the bill that seeks to prohibit advertising during sports events be discussed after it was withdrawn from the Chamber of Deputies. The bill had been approved by the Sports Commission in the lower house and was scheduled for a vote this week. In December 2022 The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved…

A court in the city of Temuco has declared as admissible 34 complaints against 50 gambling filed by the Municipality of Temuco. The complaints were filed after the municipality decided not to renew their permission to operate – a decision which was later supported by other judicial rulings, including a ruling from the Supreme Court. The…

Betsson has announced its sponsorship of the Chile Open 2023, an ATP Tour 250 event. Betsson’s sponsorship of the tournament could be controversial but adds to the company’s presence in Chile.  In January Betsson announced that it had become the sponsor of the Chilean First Division football league. “We are delighted to announce our partnership with the…