SCJ starts the licensing process for two casinos

This is the first step of the contest by virtue of which the SCJ may authorize the operation of up to a maximum of two (2) gambling casinos, corresponding to the quotas that will be available on August 28 and 30, 2024, respectively.

The foregoing, in consideration of the fact that, according to what is established in Law No. 19,995 of Casinos, the SCJ, with an advance notice that may not exceed 48 months or be less than 36 months from the expiration date of the current permits. exploitation, must issue a resolution formally declaring open the process of granting or renewing operating permits, as appropriate.

Bidders interested in applying for an operating permit or renewing their current permit may download the technical bases in full, as well as access the application system and its user manual, through the following link on the institutional website https://www.scj.gob.cl/procesos-de-la-industria/otorgamiento-de-permiso-de-operacion/2021.

In the same way, these can be withdrawn digitally at the offices of the Superintendency, located in Morandé 360, 11th floor, commune of Santiago, Metropolitan Region.

The download or withdrawal of the technical bases and the Gambling Casino Operation Application System (SOPO) may be made from today, September 2, 2021 and until February 22, 2022. For this, the interested parties are These companies or individuals must register their basic identification data on the same website of the Superintendency.

In this way, the phase of the preparation of the Technical and Economic Offers by the interested parties begins, following what is established in the bases, for which the interested parties have a period of 120 working days until they are delivered at the Hearing of Presentation of Technical and Economic Offers, which is scheduled for February 23, 2022 at 10:00 am, at the Hotel Gran Palace, Calle Huérfanos No. 1178, commune of Santiago.

Likewise, starting today and within a period of ten business days, the period for inquiries and requests for clarifications by the bidders will be developed, which may be done through the web form available in the section Management of inquiries and requests for clarifications (https://www.scj.gob.cl/procesos-de-la-industria/otorgamiento-de-permiso-de-operacion/2021) therefore, the Superintendence counts with a 15-day deadline to give answers to them.

Within one hundred and twenty business days following the Bid submission Hearing, the Superintendency must carry out the process of evaluating technical bids, through the application of the methodology detailed in the Technical Bases.
It should be noted that, according to current regulations, you can apply for a gambling casino operating permit in all regions of the country, with the exception of the Metropolitan Region. Likewise, current gambling casino operating companies may choose to participate in this process, applying for the renewal of their permits.

To ensure that this process is fair and transparent, both for potential renewing casinos and potential entrants, the rules of the process are publicly accessible and known to all stakeholders. Likewise, the files of the technical evaluation will be public, once the process has concluded, except for information of a reserved nature in accordance with Law No. 20,285, on access to public information.

All information on the process is available on the website www.scj.gob.cl