Chile’s Valparaíso Court of Appeals ordered an immediate halt to night events on the terrace of the Enjoy Viña del Mar casino after granting a protection appeal by local residents. The ruling bars noise and sound equipment there at night and directs Viña del Mar municipality to enforce the measure.
The order restricts the casino’s use of its terrace and requires municipal enforcement.
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It was reported that Chile’s FNE found no restrictive conditions in the Viña del Mar casino tender specifications. The assessment forms part of a TDLC consultation on the tender’s design.
Chile’s Tribunal for the Defence of Free Competition suspended the Viña del Mar casino operating-permit tender while it reviews a challenge by Marina del Sol to the tender rules. The operator argued that the three-month start-up deadline could disadvantage entrants without existing local infrastructure; the suspension does not cover the Iquique, Pucón or Coquimbo tenders.
Chile’s Superintendence of Casino Gambling (SCJ) asked the Competition Tribunal to lift its suspension of the Viña del Mar casino tender. The regulator said the record did not support the precautionary measure and warned that delay could reduce bidder preparation time and affect municipal income; the tribunal will decide whether to maintain the suspension.
Inversiones Marina del Sol asked Chile’s Tribunal for the Defence of Free Competition to review technical terms for casino tenders in Iquique, Coquimbo, Viña del Mar and Pucón. It separately requested suspension of the Viña del Mar process while the court considers whether the terms comply with competition law, citing the three-month operating-plan deadline.
It was reported that SCJ and FNE considered Viña del Mar casino tender conditions compatible with competition. Their positions countered Marina del Sol’s objections over investment, site and workforce requirements.