The National Federation of Uruguayan Gaming (FENAJU) is rejecting a bill already approved by the Chamber of Deputies that allows cruise ships to offer casino gaming to their passengers when they are in national ports. The Federation said the matter was “dispatched” with minimal debate in the lower house.
In a statement, FENAJU said it wanted to “express our rejection of the style and ways in which this issue was and is treated, and warn that this project amounts to a privatization 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 organization said it will monitor the bill closely as it’s debated in the Senate, according to CDC Gaming Reports.
