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Chile – Controversy over casino licence continues

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 Dreams, which has withdrawn from the process, labelled it an “irregular process” and said that until the company saw policy and regulatory changes, it would “favour its development in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.

Đầu năm nay, Hội đồng Nghị quyết của Ban Kiểm soát Trò chơi Chile đã thông báo rằng bắt đầu từ tháng 2014 năm 2013 sẽ bắt đầu quá trình cấp phép cho một sòng bạc mới sau khi Termas de Chillan rút khỏi thị trường vào năm 2013. Ban Kiểm soát Trò chơi Chile đã chính thức chấp nhận việc rút lui của Termas de Chillan vào tháng XNUMX năm XNUMX sau khi nhà điều hành đổ lỗi cho điều kiện thị trường tồi tệ cũng như vị trí của sòng bạc khiến họ quyết định đóng cửa.