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Uruguai - La Federació de jocs d'Uruguai s'oposa a un projecte de llei que permet casinos als creuers
By Phil - 25 de setembre de 2019
The National Federation of Uruguayan Gaming (FENAJU) has issued a statement in which it rejects the approval of the bill that authorises cruise ships to operate casinos when arriving in national ports. Deputies in the Chamber of Deputies have already approved the legislative initiative, which is intended exclusively for passengers on board ships.
The Federation said that it was surprised by the “lightness” with which the debate had already been “dispatched” in the lower house.
FENAJU argued that the new project amounts to a privatisation of gaming and highlighted the fact that the Tourism Commission of the House of Representatives decided to revoke the appearance of FENAJU, so that they were denied the possibility of speaking out on the issue.
In a statement the organisation said that it wanted to “expresses our rejection of the style and ways in which this issue was and is treated, and warn that this project amounts to a privatisation of gaming, freely granted to operators in the sector, providing no constraints.
“On the other hand, and even more serious, the activity of gaming on cruise ships (subject to our jurisdiction) will be carried out without any control and supervision by the State agencies dedicated to the subject in question.”
The organisation warned that it will be monitoring the bill closely as it is debated in the Senate.
In August the governing party of Uruguay (Frente Amplio) decided to put forward a law emitted by the Executive Power in 2017 which would allow casinos in cruise ships to operate while they are moored in Uruguayan territorial waters.
El text es va presentar per primera vegada el març de 2017 amb el suport del Ministeri de Turisme, l'Administració Nacional de Ports (ANP) i la Direcció General de Casinos.
Segons la ministra de Turisme, Liliam Kechichián, entre desembre de 2018 i abril de 2019 van arribar 146 creuers a Montevideo i Punta del Este, superant la temporada anterior i registrant 256,000 visitants. Es preveuen uns 200 creuers per a la temporada 2019-2020.
El gener de 2017, Carlos Camaño, el director d'Hidrografia Nacional de l'Uruguai, un departament governamental que supervisa l'activitat portuària i manté i desenvolupa les vies fluvials locals, va dir per primera vegada a la premsa que s'estava preparant un projecte de llei que permetria que els casinos dels creuers romanguessin oberts quan arribessin. tant als ports de Montevideo com al balneari atlàntic de Punta del Este. La nova llei també permetria que els creuers romanguin més temps i, per tant, augmentaria la despesa turística a l'Uruguai.
