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The Chilean Superintendence of Casinos de Juego (SCJ) announced significant changes to the technical foundations of the public tendering process for the Puerto Varas casino license in the Los Lagos Region, a region within the Patagonia region. The alterations are presented through the new Resolución Exenta N°672 of 17 July 2025, which introduces several clarifications and modifications into the original terms specified by Resolución Exenta N°394.
Revisions in Tender Documentation and Evaluation Criteria
Among the most significant changes are updates to the bid documents for submission, revisions to the criteria used for evaluating proposals, and redefinitions of the minimum investment levels and financial guarantees in the economic offer.
These changes have as their objective the enhancement of the competitiveness and transparency of the bidding process so that applicants can better satisfy the objectives and requirements of the SCJ. New releases of Resolución Exenta N°394 and its annexes and the SOPO application (version 4.1.4) used by applicants to submit bids electronically have been published on the SCJ official website.
Principal Modifications to Puerto Varas Tender
Even though the technical bases have been submitted to numerous modifications, there are a few special requirements for the Puerto Varas process that persist. They are:
- A minimum economic proposal of 5,000 UF yearly, ensured.
- The requirement for the construction of urban pedestrian refuges is an investment between 5,000 UF and 5,500 UF.
- A continuity of labour provision requires 80% of the current personnel within the current licensee to be retained under the new operator, encouraging local job retention.
These conditions reflect SCJ’s focus on social responsibility, local infrastructure investment, and employment continuity in the region. Puerto Varas, as a strategic tourist and cultural hub of southern Chile, is considered a strategic location for regulated casino gaming, and the new technical conditions attempt to reconcile commercial profitability with public benefit.
Presentation of Technical and Financial Bids
The Technical and Economic Offers Presentation Hearing shall be on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 10:30 AM. The hearing will take place at the headquarters of the SCJ in Santiago, Chile Metropolitan Region. Bidders must follow the recently amended technical and administrative rules as they finalize their bids.
The SCJ asserted that these amendments were made for the express goal of promoting transparency, fairness, and compliance with national regulatory norms. The alterations are part of a broader effort to enhance the licensing procedure and preserve the integrity of Chile’s regulated gaming market.
Implications for the Market
This revelation comes at a convenient time, with Chile’s gaming industry under scrutiny with the new regulatory reforms and overall interest in open tendering procedures. Puerto Varas is among the most highly anticipated bidding opportunities within the Chilean industry, and the reforms that have been put in place could impact the methodology and participation of potential operators.
Market players are welcome to thoroughly read all revised documents and ensure that they submit their applications along the lines of the new requirements. SCJ reiterated its commitment to answering questions and providing assistance during the process in order to facilitate a competitive and fair bidding framework.
As time counts down to the submission deadline, the Puerto Varas offer will be a major case study of the changing regulatory trend of Chile’s gaming industry, with the local investment, welfare of the employees, and infrastructure commitments playing leading roles in the casino business in the future.
Source: YogoNet
