The call is due to the previous tender for the quota in Castro, which is currently operated by Rantrur S.A. (Enjoy).
Chile.- Through Exempt Resolution No. 913 dated December 2, 2024, the Superintendence of Casino Games (SCJ) initiated a new process for granting a national casino gaming operation license, due to the quota that will become available as a result of the expiration of the permit authorized to Rantrur S.A. (Enjoy) in May 2027.
It is worth remembering that in October, the SCJ reported that it terminated the evaluation of the technical offers presented by Inversiones y Turismo Chiloé S.A. (Dreams) and Rantrur S.A. (Enjoy), applicant and renewer, respectively, for an operation permit in the commune of Castro; as well as the evaluation of the proposal from Casino de Juegos Coyhaique S.A., in the commune of Coyhaique.
The process of granting operation permits ended without the assignment of scores and without the stage of opening economic offers. According to the SCJ, this was because these proposals did not meet some of the obligations established in Law No. 19.995.
Regarding the new call, the Superintendence detailed that the technical bases, as well as the System for Casino Game Operation Applications (SOPO) and its user manual, can be downloaded through the official SCJ website.
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This marks the beginning of the project preparation phase, for which those interested in applying for an operation permit have a period of 90 business days until the submission of these at the Technical and Economic Offers Presentation hearing, which is scheduled for Monday, April 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM, at the Superintendence premises, located at Morandé N°360, 4th floor, Santiago de Chile.
Furthermore, within a period of 10 business days, that is, until Thursday, December 23, 2024, the period for inquiries and requests for clarifications to the technical bases will take place, which can be made via email. Meanwhile, the Superintendence has a period of 15 days to respond to them.
It should be noted that applicants can present projects in any commune of the country, keeping in mind the following restrictions: each region can have a maximum of three casinos and a minimum of one; there can be no casinos in the Metropolitan Region; and they must always be, at least, 70 km by road from the nearest one, regardless of the region in which they are located.
The provider's titles will be available on the operator's platform in Ontario.
Press release.- Play’n GO announced a further expansion of its Canadian operations through a partnership with the operator PointsBet in the province of Ontario.
The titles of the gaming giant founded in Sweden will now be available to PointsBet players in the Canadian province. Classic games such as «Book of Dead», «Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness« and «Reactoonz» will be available on the PointsBet platform.
The province of Ontario regulated online casino games in 2022, allowing Play’n GO to enter the Canadian market for the first time. The company expanded to the province of Quebec earlier this year and, as of June 2024, is also a member of the Canadian Gaming Association.
Magnus Olsson, Chief Commercial Officer of Play’n GO, commented: "In 2022, I said that 'North America is at the top of Play’n GO's priority list and Ontario is just the first step we plan to take.' This partnership with PointsBet shows that we still have to keep our foot on the accelerator. We have proudly seen how our games became instant hits in our two and a half years in the Ontario region, and we have no plans to slow down in the short term."
He added: "It's exciting to partner with a member of the Canadian Gaming Association at PointsBet, and we can confidently say that we are working towards the same goal of a safe and regulated industry that focuses on player entertainment. We look forward to working closely after this historic announcement."
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