Puerto Rico appeals court pauses new route-machine licence applications
Puerto Rico’s Court of Appeals halted proceedings on a lower-court order requiring the Gaming Commission to accept and process new applications for route-based gaming-machine licences. The Commission has suspended receipt of new applications while the appeal proceeds; the dispute concerns whether the current licensing rules allow new operators to enter before 2028.
The pause prevents prospective route-machine operators from submitting licence applications while the courts consider the rules.