The announcement was officially made public in Chile’s Diario Oficial (Chile’s Government Gazette) and sets the deadline as September 25, at 11 am, where interested parties may submit their proposals at the Gran Palace Hotel in Santiago.
However, in the case of the casino licenses in the municipalities of Iquique, Coquimbo, Viña del Mar and Puerto Varas, the dates established by the gaming board have yet to be announced.
According to estimates released by the SJC, the new tender process could help raise tax income generated for the state by the new casinos by as much as 46% on average while gross gaming income (which will be divided equally between the municipality and the state where the casino is located) will increase by 20%.
The announcement is a major step forward in a process which has been fraught with controversy. In October 2016 the SJC announced that it had decided to postpone the hearing for the submission of tenders for the bidding for the municipal
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The SJC will also evaluate the project on how it will
Source: GMB / G3 Newswire