Tag Archives: Ουρουγουάη
Uruguay – Codere considering selling stake in its Uruguay operations
Codere is analysing the sale of a majority stake in its business in Uruguay or an alliance with a casino operator. Changes to its business operations in Uruguay could include a ‘joint venture’ with a casino operator in the region or the sale of a non-controlling interest in the market. According to a statement communicated…
Uruguay – Uruguay Gaming Federation opposes bill that allows casinos on cruise ships
The National Federation of Uruguayan Gaming (FENAJU) has issued a statement in which it rejects the approval of the bill that authorises cruise ships to operate casinos when arriving in national ports. Deputies in the Chamber of Deputies have already approved the legislative initiative, which is intended exclusively for passengers on board ships. The Federation…
Uruguay – Uruguay could make waves with cruise ship casinos
The governing party of Uruguay (Frente Amplio) has decided to put forward a law emitted by the Executive Power in 2017 which would allow casinos in cruise ships to operate while they are moored in Uruguayan territorial waters. The text was first put forward in March 2017 with the support of the Ministry of Tourism,…
Uruguay – Enjoy Punta del Este selected as Best Casino and Resort in Latin America
Enjoy Punta del Este has been named the Best Casino & Resort in South America in the most recent edition of the World Travel Awards. The resort has been operated by the Enjoy group since 2013. Enjoy has invested more than US$ 50m since its arrival in Uruguay in the expansion and modernisation of its…
Ουρουγουάη – Αμφισβητείται το μέλλον του Casino Parque Hotel στο Μοντεβιδέο
In statements to Radio Montecarlo, the secretary general of the Municipality of Montevideo, Fernando Nopitsch, reported that the commune is considering putting the Casino Parque Hotel under the jurisdiction of the Uruguayan Casino Control Board (DGC). “It does not make sense for the Intendancy to maintain a room when there are more than 30 that…
Uruguay – Uruguay debating bill over licence fee distribution
A bill presented in the House of Representatives aims to change the way gambling revenue is distributed throughout the state. New proposals would send 40 per cent generated by licence fees directly to the department where any future casino is located (Uruguay consists of 19 departments). The initiative put forward by Deputy Andrés Carrasco proposes…
Ουρουγουάη – Το San Rafael Hotel and Casino λαμβάνει προεδρική έγκριση
Ο πρόεδρος της Ουρουγουάης, Tabaré Vázquez, αποδέχθηκε την πρωτοβουλία του επενδυτικού ομίλου με επικεφαλής τον επιχειρηματία Giuseppe Cipriani για την κατασκευή καζίνο στο ξενοδοχείο San Rafael στην Punta del Este. Τόσο το Υπουργείο Οικονομίας όσο και Τουρισμού έχουν εκδώσει εκθέσεις υπέρ της νέας πρωτοβουλίας επίσης. Το εμβληματικό San…
Uruguay – Enjoy investment plans underway in Uruguay
Enjoy’s US$118m investment plan for the next two years will provide for the construction of three new hotel towers in Punta del Este, attract customers from the United States and Europe, and cover major building work for the municipal casinos in Chile according to company President, Javier Martínez. The executive said in a statement to…
Ουρουγουάη – Απαιτείται προσφορά για άδεια καζίνο στην Πούντα ντελ Έστε
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay (MEF) has confirmed that the only way to grant a new license for the operation of a private casino in the San Rafael hotel in Punta del Este, will be through a tender. The confirmation was in response to the request for reports made by Deputy of…
