Chile’s Gaming Control Board opened bids in February for casino permits in Iquique, Coquimbo, Viña del Mar and Pucón. Newly established companies are reportedly preparing to compete in Coquimbo and Pucón; the Coquimbo permit would run for 15 years, with bids due at a hearing on 11 August 2026.
Operators considering the Coquimbo or Pucón concessions face new prospective competitors and an August bid hearing.
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Enjoy’s creditors sold Gran Hotel Pucón to Inversiones Gran Pucón SpA for 372,342 UF, equivalent to CLP 15.216 billion or USD 16.36 million, as part of Enjoy’s financial reorganisation. The buyer was identified in media reports as linked to former Enjoy executives and to Casino Volcán Pucón, the sole bidder for the casino operating permit in the commune.
Inversiones Gran Pucón acquired Gran Hotel Pucón in Chile on 26 August 2026 for CLP15,216m. The buyer purchased the property-owning company from Enjoy and related entities, with post-closing price adjustments, according to Enjoy’s regulatory disclosure. The buyer is linked to Casino Volcán Pucón, the sole applicant for the city’s casino permit; the hotel transaction excludes the casino.
Andrés Raggio said Enjoy has no ownership stake in the company behind the sole bid to operate the Pucón casino in Chile. He said he controls Inversiones Gran Pucón, which controls Casino Volcán Pucón, while investors led by Nicholas Davis provide financial backing without an ownership or management role in the casino. The Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego will review the bid’s corporate and financial information before deciding on the award.
Chile’s SCJ declared the Puerto Varas casino tender unsuccessful after evaluating technical bids from Dreams and Corporación Meier. The regulator said neither bidder met all legal and regulatory requirements. It plans a new process with revised special conditions.
Reportedly, a company linked to the private investment fund Octium submitted the only offer for the 15-year operating permit at Casino de Coquimbo. Casino de Juegos de Coquimbo S.A., incorporated on 7 May 2026 with capital of CLP800m, presented its technical and economic offer at a Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego hearing on Tuesday. The permit was opened after Enjoy gave up the licence, a decision the SCJ authorised during 2025.