Betting and casino company in Latin America
Grupo Caliente is one of the largest sports betting company in Mexico.[1] In 2024 0️⃣ Grupo Caliente owned around 200 "off-track betting and bookmaking outlets" in Mexico, Austria, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela 0️⃣ and the Caribbean.[2] Business divisions of Grupo Caliente include Globalsat, Caliente Estadio, Caliente Online, and Caliente Casino.[3] Owned Caliente Baja 0️⃣ California, Caliente Casino is a chain of casinos operating mainly in the state of Baja California, Mexico,[4] where it is 0️⃣ the exclusive operator of casinos in Tijuana.[5]
History [ edit ]
The company Grupo Caliente was first formed in 1916 when the 0️⃣ early version of the Agua Caliente Racetrack was built in Tijuana. In 1998, Caliente began to diversify with the Spanish 0️⃣ Codere Group. Bingo was introduced, then electronic game terminals, with 900 installed at the Agua Caliente Racetrack.[6] In 2014, the 0️⃣ Desert Sun reported that "the Agua Caliente Casino and Resort in Tijuana, founded... in 1928, is thriving with customers from 0️⃣ Southern California."[7] In 2024, the dog racing circuit was one of 20 tracks in seven US states and Tijuana - 0️⃣ it was the lowest ranked track on the circuit, and the only location in Mexico. At the time, it had 0️⃣ 375 dogs, down from 1,000 at its zenith.[8]
The company has collaborated with Euro Games Technology on electronic gaming lounges at 0️⃣ the Hipódromo de Agua Caliente,[9] opened in 2024.[10] In 2024, some Caliente Casino machines were closed temporarily over debt to 0️⃣ the city council in Ensenada.[11] As of 2024, owner of Casino Caliente was Jorge Alberto Hank Rhon, and it was 0️⃣ the "biggest sports betting company in Mexico." The company still operated Caliente Stadium in Tijuana with 13,333 seats at its 0️⃣ opening.[12] A one-time mayor of Tijuana, in January 2024, he started a campaign for governor of Baja California. At that 0️⃣ time, Grupo Caliente owned around 200 "off-track betting and bookmaking outlets throughout Mexico, Austria, Brazil, Equador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, 0️⃣ Venezuela and the Caribbean."[2]
Divisions [ edit ]
Business divisions of Grupo Caliente include Caliente Casino, Globalsat, Caliente Estadio, and Caliente Online.[3]
Related 0️⃣ companies listed on the website included ViajesPetra, Hotel Pueblo Amigo, Colegio Aleman, Caliente Club Canofilo, Caliente Jockey Club, Pueblo Amigo 0️⃣ Shopping Center, Colegio Alemán Cuauhtémoc Hank, Pueblo Amigo, and the International Zoological Park.[13]
Casino locations [ edit ]
A branch of Caliente 0️⃣ casinos on Avenida Revolución, Downtown Tijuana
As of April 2024 its website listed 45 casino locations in Baja California state (23 0️⃣ in Tijuana, also in Rosarito, Tecate, Mexicali and Ensenada), Nogales, Sonora, Morelia, Michoacán and Greater Mexico City.[14] Caliente Casino is 0️⃣ the exclusive operator of casinos in Tijuana and operates 23 locations in that city, some of which are frequented by 0️⃣ visitors from the United States.[5]
The company's main branch in Tijuana, Caliente Hipódromo, contains the Agua Caliente Racetrack.[5] The primary Caliente 0️⃣ Casino facility in Tijuana has 340 rooms, golf games, a nightclub, and a spa, along with the casino itself and 0️⃣ horse and dog racing.[15]
Teams [ edit ]
Grupo Caliente owned sport teams include:
See also [ edit ]
