Guayaquil court orders municipality to lift Club del Sol casino closure
A court in Guayaquil ordered the municipality to remove the closure seals from Club del Sol casino, which had been shut for operating without an Annual Operating Licence. The municipality objected, saying the closure followed a failure to meet an administrative requirement; the casino's manager, Fundación Ecuatoriana de Fibrosis Quística, had argued that non-profit organisations may operate games of chance under the law.
The ruling changes the casino's closure status while the municipality disputes the legal basis for reopening it.