The information was published at the government’s Official Gazette, which was signed by Matías Lanusse the head of the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC). The extension covers the 3,860 slot machines operating in the Casino Central in Mar del Plata, as well as the casinos in the cities of Monte Hermoso, Pinamar, the Trilenium casino in Tigre (one of the largest casinos in the region), as well as the state owned casinos in the cities of Miramar, Tandil and the Hermitage casino, also located in Mar del Plata.
The opening of bids will be held between June 11 and 27 in the Office of Provincial Administration and Finance. Licences will run for a period of twenty years, with the possibility of an extension for one additional year.
The tender process for the 3,860 slot machines operating in the seven casinos was made official after Resolution 34/2018 appeared on January 30 in the government’s Official Gazette. According to the resolution, the new operator will need to invest in much needed building and infrastructure improvements and is permitted to build additional entertainment facilities.
The purpose of the tender will be to “contract the provision and maintenance of automated gaming machines, the on-line control of the same, the remodelling, construction and / or cession and enhancement of the different gaming rooms and a variety of complementary services and annexes to gaming activity,” according to the resolution.
The last casino tender in Buenos Aires province was in 1999, and since then all licence extensions and licences have been granted by resolutions or by decree.
Source: GMB / G3 Newswire
