Addressing the controversy caused by statements made recently by Hugo Gandoglia, the director of the Montevideo Municipal Casinos, Nopitsch commented that “it does not make sense for the Intendancy to maintain a room when there are more than 30 that are administered by the State.”
In statements to Radio Montecarlo, Nopitsch was talking after municipal employees went on a brief strike in the Parque Hotel in protest after recent statements made by Hugo Gandoglia, who said that the next administration should consider the closure of the Parque Rodo municipal casino “since traditional table games no longer seduce new generations”.
Afterwards representatives of the union met with the municipal authorities to request the resignation of the official.
“I have no interest in promoting gaming, the government of Montevideo has no interest in promoting gaming, we have an obligation, and we try to do it, to adequately attend the gaming romos. But I think that the next government of Montevideo, whoever it is, is going to have to make a decision and assess whether it makes sense to manage a small or medium room, such as the Parque Hotel,” said Gandoglia.
Nopitsch emphasised that from 2011 to date casinos in Uruguay have reported profits, and ruled out that the decision was due to a problem that had to do with income. He added that the commune had invested in recent months in new machines and ruled out job losses in the sector.
Source: GMB / G3 Newswire
