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Casino workers urge Buenos Aires lottery body to relaunch Sierra tender

Tenders & awards

Workers at the Casino de Sierra de la Ventana are urging Buenos Aires’ provincial lottery body, IPLyC, to restart a tender for the venue amid concerns about building deterioration and possible closure. The earlier process received no bids for Sierra de la Ventana, Mar de Ajó and Necochea; it covered seven casinos and a 20-year operating term, with a possible one-year extension.

A renewed tender could determine the casino’s future operation and address workers’ concerns about the venue and jobs.

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Chubut lottery tender faces delay as judicial embargo blocks Casino Esquel building

Lotería del Chubut has called a public tender for the casino’s concession, but a judicial embargo on the Esquel building is hindering the process, reportedly. The tender requires the future operator to take on former staff gradually; workers say they have not received court-awarded unpaid wages or compensation.

A judicial embargo on the Casino Esquel building is holding up the new public tender called by Lotería del Chubut for the casino's concession, according to the report. The Chubut government formalised the call for public tender in the Boletín Oficial for the integral concession of the administration and operation of the casino and its annex hall. The embargo was sought by the casino's own employees over unpaid compensation, the report says.

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