Grupo Caliente one of the largest
sports betting
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company in Mexico. In 2021 Grupo Caliente owned around 200 "off-track betting and bookmaking outlets" in Mexico, Austria, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Caribbean.
Business divisions of Grupo Caliente include
Globalsat,
Caliente Estadio, Caliente Online, and Caliente Casino.
Owned Caliente Baja California, Caliente Casino is a chain of
casino
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s operating mainly in the state of
Baja California
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, Mexico, where it is the exclusive operator of casinos in
Tijuana
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History
The company Grupo Caliente was first formed in 1916 when the early version of the
Agua Caliente Racetrack
Agua means water in Spanish.
Agua may also refer to:
Places
* ''Agua de Dios'' (God's water), a municipality in Colombia
* Volcán de Agua, a stratovolcano located in Guatemala
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Agua'' (film), a 2006 Argentin ...
was built in Tijuana. In 1998, Caliente began to diversify with the Spanish Codere Group.
Bingo
Bingo or B-I-N-G-O may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Gaming
* Bingo, a game using a printed card of numbers
** Bingo (British version), a game using a printed card of 15 numbers on three lines; most commonly played in the UK and Ireland
** Bi ...
was introduced, then electronic game terminals, with 900 installed at the Agua Caliente Racetrack. In 2014, the ''
Desert Sun'' reported that "the Agua Caliente Casino and Resort in Tijuana, founded... in 1928, is thriving with customers from Southern California." In 2015, the dog racing circuit was one of 20 tracks in seven US states and Tijuana - it was the lowest ranked track on the circuit, and the only location in Mexico. At the time, it had 375 dogs, down from 1,000 at its zenith.
The company has collaborated with Euro Games Technology on electronic gaming lounges at the Hipódromo de Agua Caliente, opened in 2019. In 2021, some Caliente Casino machines were closed temporarily over debt to the city council in
Ensenada. As of 2022, owner of Casino Caliente was
Jorge Alberto Hank Rhon, and it was the "biggest sports betting company in Mexico." The company still operated Caliente Stadium in Tijuana with 13,333 seats at its opening. A one-time mayor of Tijuana, in January 2021, he started a campaign for governor of Baja California. At that time, Grupo Caliente owned around 200 "off-track betting and bookmaking outlets throughout Mexico, Austria, Brazil, Equador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Caribbean."
Divisions
Business divisions of Grupo Caliente include Caliente Casino,
Globalsat,
Caliente Estadio, and Caliente Online.
Related companies listed on the website included ViajesPetra, Hotel Pueblo Amigo, Colegio Aleman, Caliente Club Canofilo, Caliente Jockey Club, Pueblo Amigo Shopping Center,
Colegio Alemán Cuauhtémoc Hank, Pueblo Amigo, and the International Zoological Park.
Casino locations
![Caliente Casino, Tijuana, Mexico](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Caliente_Casino%2C_Tijuana%2C_Mexico.JPG)
As of April 2020 its website listed 45 casino locations in
Baja California
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state (23 in
Tijuana
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, also in
Rosarito
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,
Tecate,
Mexicali
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and
Ensenada),
Nogales, Sonora
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,
Morelia, Michoacán
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and
Greater Mexico City
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. Caliente Casino is the exclusive operator of casinos in Tijuana and operates 23 locations in that city, some of which are frequented by visitors from the United States.
The company's main branch in Tijuana,
Caliente Hipódromo, contains the
Agua Caliente Racetrack
Agua means water in Spanish.
Agua may also refer to:
Places
* ''Agua de Dios'' (God's water), a municipality in Colombia
* Volcán de Agua, a stratovolcano located in Guatemala
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Agua'' (film), a 2006 Argentin ...
.
The primary Caliente Casino facility in Tijuana has 340 rooms, golf games, a nightclub, and a spa, along with the casino itself and horse and dog racing.
Teams
Grupo Caliente owned sport teams include:
*
Club Tijuana
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, commonly known as Tijuana, or simply as '' Xolos'', is a Mexican professional football club based in Tijuana. The club's badge is the founder's (Jorge Hank) hairless xoloitzcuintle, Hermoso.
Founded ...
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Club Tijuana (women)
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Querétaro F.C.
Querétaro Fútbol Club, also called ''Gallos Blancos de Querétaro'', is a Mexican professional football club based in Querétaro City. Querétaro plays in the Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system. Their colors are blue, ...
*
Querétaro F.C. (women)
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Dorados de Sinaloa
Dorados de Sinaloa, or Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based on Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
History
Dorados de Sinaloa was founded on August 9, 2003. The Dorados was the youngest team to play on First Division de México, hav ...
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Galgos de Tijuana
See also
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Gambling in Mexico
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Mexican Football Federation
The Mexican Football Federation (; abbreviated as Femexfut or FMF) is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It adm the Mexico national team, the Liga MX and all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, direc ...
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