Chile’s Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) closed out its latest licensing round this month with a lopsided scorecard: of five casino concessions up for renewal – Pucón, Coquimbo, Iquique, Viña del Mar and Puerto Varas – only two attracted qualifying bids, and even those cleared the bar narrowly. Iquique and Viña del Mar drew no offers at all, while Puerto Varas drew two bidders who were both disqualified on technical grounds, leaving Pucón and Coquimbo as the round’s sole active contests.
In La Araucanía, Casino Volcán Pucón S.A. stepped forward as the sole bidder for the Pucón concession, led by a team with deep roots in the incumbent operator.
