The president of the Deliberative Council of Necochea referred to the worrying situation of the complex.
Argentina.- The summer season is coming to an end at the tourist spots in the Province of Buenos Aires, which means that the Casino de Necochea has gone another year without being exploited to its maximum capacity, as the call for bids to operate the establishment's slots has not yet been launched, nor is it known what will happen with the site where the iconic gaming room that was inaugurated 52 years ago used to shine.
In a radio interview with a local media, the president of the Deliberative Council of Necochea, Guillermo Sánchez, called for the need for investments to recover the city's Casino Complex and expressed concern about the deteriorated state of the property. Therefore, Sánchez assured that it is necessary to attract private investments to recover it.
"Time has proven us right," said the local legislator, referring to the need to move forward with private exploitation, rather than having it managed by the State. However, Sánchez highlighted the general management of Mayor Arturo Rojas, and fired against the opposition: "Sometimes they are just coffee proposers," he denounced. On the other hand, he assured that the debate about the future of the casino is open, although he maintained his stance on private capitals.
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The tender for slot machines for Necochea will include an investment in equipment and maintenance of the gaming room, and will go hand in hand with the tender of the complex by the municipality.
The novelty, in this last point, is that the bids must be reassembled for the Deliberative Council to handle, as it will also include the auditorium complex that was not previously listed.
In January, during the event presenting the summer season, Arturo Rojas, mayor of the seaside city, spoke about the delayed call for bids to sell the casino and operate slots, something that workers have been requesting for a long time.
It is worth remembering that in May last year, the president of the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos (IPLyC Buenos Aires), Gonzalo Atanasof, toured the Casino de Necochea with Mayor Rojas and workers of the complex, where they announced a new phase of joint work to tender the casino. At that time, they said that the tender for slot machines for Necochea would include an investment in equipment and maintenance of the gaming room, and would go hand in hand with the tender of the complex by the municipality. The call was expected to be launched in October.
During his visit to the casino on January 16, Rojas declared: "I hope that this is the year in which the Province of Buenos Aires through the Institute can carry out the tender that we have been waiting for, not only from the municipality but also the workers, understanding that the file has already circulated through the state agencies and today is in the Ministry of Economy."
According to the local media TSN Necochea, the municipal chief explained that from that key step, the bid would be raised to the Deliberative Council and added that it would allow, on one hand "the reconstruction of a complex so dear to the feelings of all Necocheans and the tourists who visit us, and on the other hand to refunctionalize other sectors and make an urban development."
"We hope for progress in the coming months to be able to make a call for bids in search of investors that allow the reconstruction and everything that it means in terms of labor and tourism to put this complex in condition, which has been in decline for so many years," Rojas concluded.
On the other hand, Alberto Esnaola radical leader from Necochea, pointed out in communication with NEC Radio Fm 98.3 that the building should be demolished: "I am tired of being told that the building is recoverable. Who is going to put the money for the refurbishment?" he declared.
For the opposition leader, the project for the reconditioning "totally lacks sense" and added: "Necochea must preserve the gaming room, but in another place."
