Tag Archives: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico- Ponce Plaza gets multi million dollar facelift
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…
Puerto Rico – Slot Revenue to pay for police pensions
The House of Representatives approved, Project 1593, which will grant retired police officers a payment of at least 50 per cent of their current income. The measure was submitted in January by lawmaker José Rivera Madera, and amends the Gaming Machines Act of 1933 in order to generate to obtain the necessary funds. Money for…
Puerto Rico- Casino revenue on the rise in Puerto Rico
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…
Puerto Rico – Sports betting expansion underway with new licenses
The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission has given seven companies the green light to expand the current sports betting offer, according to the interim executive director of the agency, Jaime Rivera Emmanuelli. The Commission approved the recommendation to grant licenses to three operating companies and another four service providers. Five of them are temporary licenses according…
Puerto Rico – Casinos reopen after Hurricane Fiona
The Gaming Commission, announced on Tuesday that it had authorized the recommencing of casino operations while horse races at the Hipódromo Camarero remained temporarily suspended. The Government of Puerto Rico, through the Gaming Commission, had announced the temporary closure of casinos and horse racing agencies due to Hurricane Fiona. According to the government, both types…
Puerto Rico – Route operators take gaming commission to court
Route operators have taken the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission (CJPR) to court, alleging that the license renewal process has generated “administrative chaos.” The 16 plaintiffs demand that “all procedures related to (the) collection and renewal of licenses for route operators gaming machines” be suspended, in relation to the process that had a deadline of September…
Puerto Rico – DraftKings to bring online and retail sportsbook to Puerto Rico
DraftKings and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have announced they have agreed to a deal to expand their relationship and pave the way to offering the DraftKings online and retail sports betting experience in Puerto Rico, subject to applicable licenses and regulatory approvals being obtained. The announcement comes following Foxwoods and DraftKings having successfully launched sports betting and…
Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico lawmaker questions new hotel casino licenses
Lawmaker Ángel Matos García has called for an investigation into the licenses for the three new casinos in the city of Ponce. The casinos will be located in the hotels of Aloft, Hampton Inn and the Tribute Portfolio by Marriott hotels García said that the granting of the new licenses was ‘worrying’ due to the…
Puerto Rico – Casino del Mar de La Concha gets approval for Super Bowl betting
Puerto Rico’s Gaming Commission has granted a temporary license to the Casino del Mar de La Concha Resort so that its customers can bet on the Super Bowl this Sunday. The announcement was made by the Commission’s executive director, Orlando Rivera Carrión. “Today we are granting the first sports betting operator license in Puerto Rico…
