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Chile – Municipal casinos to remain open until new licences are granted

The Chilean Gaming Control Board (SJC) has issued Circular Number 84 which confirms that the municipal casinos in the communes of Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo, Viña Del Mar, Pucón, Puerto Varas and Natales will remain open until the new operators are ready to take over.

위원회가 발표한 성명에 따르면: “법률 제19,995호는 XNUMX개 시립 카지노의 연속성을 각각 XNUMX년씩 총 XNUMX년 동안 보장하고 특정 사례에 대한 운영 허가를 부여하는 절차를 명시하고 다음을 참조합니다. 현재 양허를 전환하면 법에 명시된 절차에 따라 판결을 받은 새로운 운영자가 운영할 수 있는 위치에 올 때까지 이러한 운영의 연속성을 승인합니다.”

이 회보는 지방자치단체 면허 연장에 관한 법률 제19,995호(칠레 카지노법)를 비준합니다. XNUMX개의 지방자치단체 라이센스는 SJC가 새로운 카지노가 여러 가지 엄격한 법적 및 규제 의무를 준수한다는 사실을 증명하는 인증서를 발급할 때까지 유효합니다.

While the statement says that Law Number 19.995 sets a deadline for 31 December 2017 for the municipal governments and the current licence holders to agree on new contracts and extensions, the law according to the SJC, does not actually set December 2017 as the deadline for the new casinos to be operational.
It could provide the SJC some breathing room when it comes to the process of granting new licences which has suffered a number of delays and setbacks. In October last year the SJC announced that it had decided to postpone the hearing for the submission of tenders for the bidding for the municipal casino licences which had been scheduled to take place on November 4th. According to a statement released by the SJC via its website the decision was made while the The Santiago Appeals Court considers a number of motions put forward by investors. Investors have filed a writ of amparo – a remedy for the protection of their constitutional rights. A number of companies have argued that the demands put on operators applying for the casino licences are excessive and would make the businesses unprofitable. According to the statement released by the SJC at the time all seven of the municipal casino licences are now on hold and will resume once the court has made its decision.

According to estimates released by the SJC, the new tender process could help raise tax income generated for the state by the new casinos by as much as 46 per cent on average while gross gaming income (which will be divided equally between the municipality and the state where the casino is located) will increase by 20 per cent. This will herald in a number of new large scale casinos especially as a number of the municipal casino licenses, such as the licence for Vina del Mar, are located in the most popular local tourists destinations.