Peru’s Casino Sector on the Mend as Authorities, Casino Groups Hash Out Plans

March 4, 2022 World iGaming & Gambling Industry Updates

Peru is beginning to see the end of its fight with COVID-19. That’s clearing a path for the country’s casino industry to launch a return to pre-pandemic operations.

As of this past Monday, all casinos, restaurants, and other businesses returned to full capacity in Peru. However, the requirement to wear a mask indoors remains in place.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR, for its Spanish acronym) reported on Wednesday that it agreed to coordinate actions with the union representatives of the casino sector in order to help it return to normal.

[We] need new tools to recover lost jobs, in addition to providing security for new investments in this area,” states Deputy Minister of Tourism Isabel Álvarez.

Peru’s gaming sector was one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. It is expected that its situation will be reversed during 2022, mainly with the expanding of the capacity at casinos to 100%.

Peru’s Casino Industry Ready for Revival
The Deputy Minister of Tourism and the incoming general director of Casino Games and Slot Machines of MINCETUR, Eduardo Sevilla Echavarría, recently met with union representatives from the industry. Representatives from several entities attended, including the National Society of Gambling, the Chamber of Operators of Slots Gaming Machines of Peru, the Chamber of Operators of Slot Gaming Machines, the Peruvian Association of Entertainment and Gambling and the Association of Tourism and Entertainment Centers of Peru.