A New Look at This Caribbean Casino

By: - March 30th, 2015

Above: the casino at El San Juan

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Puerto Rico’s El San Juan Resort and Casino has debuted its newly-rebranded casino.

The property underwent an “extensive renovation” that included new systems, products, player experience enhancements and a loyalty club.

“Our mission is to provide guests the industry’s most up-to-date, powerful versions for an overall rewarding gaming and entertainment experience,” said Olivier Maumaire, general manager of El San Juan Resort and Casino. “”We are confident these upgrades allow us to stay on the cutting edge of innovation to build our player loyalty while offering something new to the local market.”

The upgrade includes 60 new Bally-branded slot games, along with a new gaming loyalty club with four levels of rewards.

The renovation also included the installation of Scientific Games’ new Bally system solutions, according to the hotel.

“We are thrilled to partner with El San Juan Resort & Casino in not only offering sophisticated systems solutions and entertaining games but helping them exploit our solutions and create even greater business value through our industry expertise and deep consulting,” said Derik Mooberry, Scientific Games’ Group Chief Executive.

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