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The specifications and the call for tender for the Carmelo Hotel Casino have been approved. The terms and conditions for the tender of the hotel, which is owned by the State, were developed by a commission composed of the Ministries of Tourism and Economy, the Office of Planning and Budget, the National Ports Administration, and…

In the company of the mayor of the Maldonado department, Enrique Antía, developer Giuseppe Cipriani toured the works of the future San Rafael hotel and casino on Brava Beach in Punta del Este. Both the municipal chief and the investor said that they were optimistic regarding the progress of the building works, reaffirming that the…

Deputy and evangelical pastor Álvaro Dastugue has presented a bill on gambling addiction to the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay. The bill aims to establish regulations for the “prevention and regulation of excessive gambling consumption.” The focus of the proposed bill is specifically on physical casinos, and it has been referred to the Special Commission…

The government’s plans to boost tourism through the construction of luxury hotels and casinos in La Paloma in the La Rocha department and the city of Paysandú in the Paysandú department have failed to attract private investors, resulting in both tenders being declared void according to local press. The process, initiated in August last year…

Senator Sergio Botana has put forward a bill that would legalise slot machines outside of casinos and slot parlours. The senator told El País that the aim of the bill is “regulate the inevitable” and prevent the entry of drug traffickers into the market. Botana, said that he was confident that the initiative would gain…

President Luis Lacalle Pou has come out in support of the expansion of the privately run casino sector. After a press conference on national issues, he was consulted by local newspaper Carmelo Portal over the future tender of the Hotel Casino Carmelo. Lacalle Pou offered a detailed explanation of the steps that the state has followed for…

The Minister of Tourism, Tabaré Viera  has officially launched the tender for a casino and hotel which will be located near La Paloma. “The oceanic region of the country deserves it and needs it,” Viera said when celebrating the tender announcement, at a press conference at which the undersecretary of the ministry, Remo Monzeglio, and the…

The Uruguayan President, Luis Lacalle Pou, has signed a resolution to open the call for international public tender for the sale of land for a luxury hotel with a casino in Uruguay. The resolution was also signed by the Minister of Tourism, Tabaré Viera, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbeleche, and the Minister…

The mayor of the city of Salto, Andrés Lima says that the government is working on the development of a new casino. If approved the new casino will be located in Termas del Arapey a popular tourist destination in Uruguay, and would help promote local tourism. According to Lima the government is seeking private investment to finance the project….