Notícias do fornecedor
Chile – Controversy over casino licence continues
By Lewis - 18 de julho de 2014
The controversy over the tender process for the casino in licence in Chillán is becoming increasingly acrimonious after the Regional Council ruled in favour of Marina del Sol leaving two of the runners, Bold-Peralada and Dreams out of the process. Dreams, which has withdrawn from the process, labelled it an “irregular process” and said that until the company saw policy and regulatory changes, it would “favour its development in other Latin American countries.”
The Regional Council has the power to decide on 300 of the 2,000 points of the tender process and according to local sources went beyond its remit when it came to awarding it votes for the winner. The Regional Council should only have limited itself to voting on points revolving around to the destination of the project and how it would fit in with overall regional strategy developments rather on specific points when it came to each project.
With no signs of the controversy dying down, the Chilean Gaming control Board (SJC) has requested a report on the voting process in the Regional Council while Bold-Peralada could file an injunction against the vote taken by the regional directors.
City Mayor Sergio Zarzar admitted that he hopes “the process to designate a casino for Chillán does not lengthen” and added that it would be in everyone’s best interest if the SJC makes its decision on the issue as “soon as possible.” Meanwhile, City Councillor for Chillán Gustavo Sanhueza said that: “The Regional Government must rule in relation to the merits of the district and the impact the proposals would have on regional development strategy.” Consequently if it is found that a district merits a casino, law forbids the council from arguing in favour of the companies competing for a licence.
No início deste ano, o Conselho de Resolução do Conselho Chileno de Controle de Jogos anunciou que a partir de janeiro de 2014 iniciaria o processo de licenciamento de um novo cassino após a retirada de Termas de Chillan do mercado em 2013. O Conselho Chileno de Jogos aceitou oficialmente a retirada de Termas de Chillan em novembro de 2013, depois que a operadora culpou as más condições do mercado, bem como a localização do cassino, pela sua decisão de fechar.
