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A couple of years ago during the Len铆n Moreno Administration, it appeared that some coastal municipalities were about to hold votaciones to potentially allow the casino industry to be re-established in Ecuador.

The results of those votes, if actually held, were apparently not reported in the national or international press.聽 Then early in 2020 came the pandemic and the issue of casinos seemed to completely disappear from view.

Casinos had been outlawed and closed about eight years ago during the long reign of Moreno's predecessor, Rafael Correa, who managed to get a national referendum in front of the electorate in 2011.聽 In responding to one of the referendum questions, a plurality of voters said no to gambling.聽 The gaming venues were all closed by late March 2013.

This month, May 2021, a new president was inaugurated -- Guillermo Lasso.

Two weeks before the inauguration, an Ecuadorian website that e-publishes in espa帽ol took a look at whether a Lasso Administration would look favorably at the prospect of allowing casinos to open/re-open in La Rep煤blica.聽 The economy has changed so much in recent years, what with the 7.8-magnitude earthquake destruction, the oil industry retrenchment and the pandemic.聽 The argument favoring casinos is to bring back foreign 'punters' to assist in reviving tourism in Ecuador.

Any quotes that I post on this thread from the article will appear in English based on my best-efforts translation.

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