Grupo Caliente is one of the largest sports betting company in Mexico.[1] In 2024 Grupo Caliente owned around 200 "off-track ๐ธ betting and bookmaking outlets" in Mexico, Austria, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Caribbean.[2] Business divisions of ๐ธ Grupo Caliente include Globalsat, Caliente Estadio, Caliente Online, and Caliente Casino.[3] Owned Caliente Baja California, Caliente Casino is a chain ๐ธ of casinos operating mainly in the state of Baja California, Mexico,[4] where it is the exclusive operator of casinos in ๐ธ Tijuana.[5]
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The company Grupo Caliente was first formed in 1916 when the early version of the Agua Caliente ๐ธ Racetrack was built in Tijuana. In 1998, Caliente began to diversify with the Spanish Codere Group. Bingo was introduced, then ๐ธ electronic game terminals, with 900 installed at the Agua Caliente Racetrack.[6] In 2014, the Desert Sun reported that "the Agua ๐ธ Caliente Casino and Resort in Tijuana, founded... in 1928, is thriving with customers from Southern California."[7] In 2024, the dog ๐ธ racing circuit was one of 20 tracks in seven US states and Tijuana - it was the lowest ranked track ๐ธ on the circuit, and the only location in Mexico. At the time, it had 375 dogs, down from 1,000 at ๐ธ its zenith.[8]
The company has collaborated with Euro Games Technology on electronic gaming lounges at the Hipรณdromo de Agua Caliente,[9] opened ๐ธ in 2024.[10] In 2024, some Caliente Casino machines were closed temporarily over debt to the city council in Ensenada.[11] As ๐ธ of 2024, owner of Casino Caliente was Jorge Alberto Hank Rhon, and it was the "biggest sports betting company in ๐ธ Mexico." The company still operated Caliente Stadium in Tijuana with 13,333 seats at its opening.[12] A one-time mayor of Tijuana, ๐ธ in January 2024, he started a campaign for governor of Baja California. At that time, Grupo Caliente owned around 200 ๐ธ "off-track betting and bookmaking outlets throughout Mexico, Austria, Brazil, Equador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Caribbean."[2]
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