After the decision taken by the SCJ last July 27, 2020 to suspend the licensing process due to the health situation derived from COVID-19, the entity now decided to reactivate it. The agency published that this Monday, May 24, it will restart the process of granting operating permits for casinos that was suspended for 270 days.
In this way, the entity stated that the hearing date for the presentation of technical and economic offers will be next October 18 at 10 am, at the Hotel Gran Palace in Santiago.
According to current regulations, it is possible to apply for a casino operating permit in all regions of the country, with the exception of the Metropolitan Region. The Valparaíso Region is also excluded since it already has a maximum of three casinos with a valid operating permit.
Thus, those that enter the process will be the locations with gaming rooms that expire from 2023, among which Sun Monticello, Marina del Sol, Enjoy Antofagasta and the Dreams of Temuco, Valdivia and Punta Arenas, among others, stand out.
The competition has been questioned by industry operators who ask that it be carried out according to the rules established when the concessions were granted in 2005, which gave them a preferential right in the renovation of the gaming halls.
In addition, the government was criticized for Decree 77 that granted an extension in the development of works to the operators, which was interpreted by its competitors as a measure to benefit Enjoy.
Source: GMB
