Source: OLGR Queensland
Queensland opened tenders for hotel gaming machine operating authorities, with submissions due by 4pm on 25 November 2026. The 38 authorities are available across three regions: South-East has 18, Coastal eight and Western 12.
Prospective operators must submit bids by the stated deadline to compete for the authorities.
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Lotería del Chubut invited bids to operate the Esquel casino and its adjoining venue, with offers due to open in Rawson on 19 November 2026 at 11:00. The tender requires the future concessionaire to reintegrate former employees progressively; reopening also depends on finding a property, as the previous site remains under attachment.
Lotería del Chubut has launched a public tender, numbered 01-IAS/2026, to operate the Esquel casino and its adjoining venue. Bids are due to be opened at 11:00 on 19 November 2026 in Rawson.
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria set aside the award of the fourth National Lottery licence over procedural unfairness in the minister’s decision-making process. Sizekhaya Holdings, which began operating the lottery on 1 June 2026, remains the operator while Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau reconsiders the award; the court suspended its order for one year in two six-month periods.
The award of South Africa’s fourth National Lottery licence has been set aside because of procedural unfairness in Minister Parks Tau’s decision-making, according to Sizekhaya Holdings. The court suspended its order for a year, divided into two six-month tranches, to allow the minister time to reconsider.
Belgium’s Loterie Nationale awarded REMOTEC a contract for the production and installation of shop signs. The stated award value is €3m.
A contract for shop signs in Belgium was awarded to REMOTEC. The stated value of the award is €3m. The report describes the work as the (re)production and placement of shop-front signs.
The Balearic Port Authority directly granted a three-year concession for a bar and gaming machine in Palma port’s passenger terminal 3. The 80.14-square-metre space was awarded to an individual, who will pay annual occupancy and activity fees of €5,823.67 and €3,395.26 respectively.
The Official State Gazette carried an announcement from the Balearic Port Authority on Friday 6 November. Under it, fifteen public-domain concessions are awarded directly across the ports of Palma, Alcúdia, Eivissa, La Savina and Maó. One of them covers premises intended for a bar and a gaming machine.
Aurelio Marguerettaz, a candidate for president of Italy’s Valle d’Aosta region, said on 5 November 2026 that authorities should assess whether to tender management of the Saint-Vincent casino and Grand Hôtel Billia to a private operator. He said the evaluation would follow the concordat and draw on studies commissioned from Finaosta.
Aurelio Marguerettaz, the UV candidate for president of the Valle d'Aosta region, presented his government programme to the Valle council on 5 November 2026. The chamber was sitting in extraordinary session in order to elect the region's new president and assessors. In that programme he said the region should weigh, with pragmatism, whether to award management of the gaming house and the Grand Hôtel Billia to a private party through a tender.