Tag Archives: Puerto Rico
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…
Puerto Rico – Continent 8 opens new data centre in Puerto Rico
Continent 8 Technologies continues to expand its presence in Latin American with the opening of a data centre in Puerto Rico. Diverse geographical routes into Continent 8’s private and highly secure location connects the Puerto Rico facility to the company’s global backbone of more than 80 locations across four continents. The data centre and strategic…
Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s Gaming Commission to grant three casino licenses in 2022
Puerto Rico will have three new casinos in operation during 2022 according to the Gaming Commission. The casinos will be located in the areas of San Juan, Dorado and Ponce. The board has endorsed one casino as a first step in granting it a licence and is currently evaluating two other requests. The commission announced…
Puerto Rico – Foxwoods opens El San Juan Casino at Fairmont El San Juan Hotel
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and LionGrove are excited to announce that the highly anticipated Foxwoods El San Juan Casino, located at the iconic Fairmont El San Juan Hotel in Puerto Rico, officially welcomed the public through its doors on November 17 as a soft launch. A grand opening celebration is planned for January 2022….
Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico launches sports betting tender
Puerto Rico’s Gaming Commission announced that it had submitted Sports Betting Regulation Number 9316 and Fantasy Contest Regulation Number 9317 to the State Department. Both bills went into effect on Monday (08 November). As a result of the two new regulations the commission announced that it would be authorized to begin the evaluation processes for…
Puerto Rico – New slot machine regs could raise US$40m in six months
A court decision has allowed the Gaming Commission to collect over $4m in just one week for the treasury from money generated by slot machines. This will increase to as much as $40m once the current payment plan ends. The executive director of the Gaming Commission, Orlando A. Rivera, told local press that 93 of…
Puerto Rico – Camarero Racetrack to reopen after $15m renovation
Work on The Camarero Racetrack in Puerto Rico is nearly complete. The total renovation came in at a price tag of US$15 million. The track is now part of a much larger facility which could see a more diverse gaming offer in the future. The President and Chief Executive Officer Ervin Rodríguez Vélez, told press…
Puerto Rico – Casino del Mar at La Concha Resort announces Puerto Rico market access agreement with BetMGM
Casino del Mar at La Concha Resort and BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming company, announced today that they have agreed to a strategic partnership. Subject to regulatory approvals, BetMGM will expand its retail and mobile sports betting offerings to Puerto Rico, signifying the company’s first market access agreement outside of the US mainland….
