Black&Red said a new minicasino would open in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 12 November. The company said the venue would open to the public at 17:00 at Avenida Francisco la Roche, 41.
The opening adds another Black&Red gambling venue in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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It was reported that Claudio Seguel took charge of Santa Cruz’s LOAS lottery on 1 August. He replaced Claudia Pavez and held an introductory meeting with staff.
Bolivia’s Authority for the Supervision of Gaming (AJ) raided an unlicensed gambling venue in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on 29 April. The authority said it seized 48 slot machines, four poker tables and a manual bingo drum at the premises, which it said operated without a licence.
Santa Cruz’s legislature unanimously approved a law creating a programme to address online problem gambling among adolescents and young adults. It restricts lottery advertising that links gambling with state social, sporting or cultural activities and names the provincial health ministry as the authority responsible for coordination, annual reports and a free support line.
Santa Cruz governor Claudio Vidal confirmed Claudia Pavez as president of the province’s lottery and social action body, LOAS, at an official event on 3 November. Pavez said the organisation’s draws and programmes contribute to the community and called for continued joint work.
A Santa Cruz de la Sierra criminal court sentenced two owners of an illegal gambling venue to five and four years in prison. The venue operated 60 unauthorised slot machines, which authorities seized and later destroyed; Bolivia’s Gaming Control Authority said the operation followed an enforcement action.