Bingo Bahiti Santa Cruz

Bingo Bahiti Santa Cruz de la Sierra is Bolivia's largest gaming entertainment establishment by capacity, with room for approximately 2,000 simultaneous players. Operated by Lotex SA under a license from the Authority of Gaming Supervision (AJ), Bingo Bahiti was originally conceived as a bingo hall under licenses granted in 2002, capitalizing on the enormous popularity of bingo in the Bolivian market. Today it is the reference for mass gaming entertainment in Santa Cruz and has franchises in La Paz and Cochabamba.

Bingo as the driver of Bolivia's gaming industry

Bingo holds a different cultural and economic position from traditional casinos in Bolivia. Being socially perceived as a family and community entertainment activity with less connotation of pure gambling, bingo was able to operate and grow in Bolivia during periods when casino regulation was more restrictive. Bingo Bahiti took advantage of that regulatory context to establish itself as the country's largest-scale electronic entertainment operator, combining its spacious bingo halls with electronic blackjack areas and gaming machines. The franchise has presence in Bolivia's three main trunk axis cities: Santa Cruz, La Paz and Cochabamba.

Santa Cruz and the mass entertainment market

Bingo Bahiti's Santa Cruz location is the country's largest and reflects Santa Cruz's status as Bolivia's city with the highest purchasing power and entertainment consumption. The hall is regulated by the AJ under Law No. 060 and operates as a meeting point for popular Santa Cruz entertainment, with an accessible minimum bet proposition and an atmosphere drawing both the local public and the thousands of migrants from the interior of the country who make Santa Cruz their city of residence.