The ongoing legal battle over alleged collusion among Chile’s major casino operators—Dreams, Enjoy, and Marina del Sol—has taken a new turn after Grupo Meier attempted to join the case as a third-party supporter of the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE). However, the accused companies have strongly opposed this request, arguing that Grupo Meier lacks a legitimate interest in the lawsuit’s outcome.
According to Chilean publication La Tercera, the Peruvian-based Grupo Meier, which operates Casino del Mar, Casino del Maule, and Gran Casino de Talca, claims that the alleged collusion between the three casino giants affected fair competition in licensing bids. However, Dreams, Enjoy, and Marina del Sol dismissed these claims as unfounded and irrelevant to the case presented by the FNE.
Dreams emphasized that the FNE’s investigation is not about harming competitors but about protecting the state and market fairness. The company argued that Grupo Meier suffered no direct damage from the alleged collusion and, therefore, has no valid grounds to intervene in the trial. Enjoy echoed this stance, asserting that Grupo Meier’s exclusion from key licenses resulted from its own strategic choices rather than anti-competitive actions.
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Marina del Sol warned that allowing Grupo Meier to participate could set a precedent for competitors to interfere in similar cases without a legitimate stake, increasing legal costs and complications. The accused operators maintain that the true victims of the alleged collusion are municipalities that lost revenue—not Grupo Meier.
The case continues to unfold as Chile’s regulatory authorities scrutinize the casino industry’s bidding processes.
