Grupo Caliente is one of the largest sports betting companies 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, Estadio Caliente, Caliente Online, and Caliente Casino. Owned by Caliente Baja California, Caliente Casino is a chain of operating mainly in the state of Baja California, Mexico, where it is the exclusive operator of casinos in Tijuana.
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, , Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Caribbean."
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.
With the boost from the online casino platform developed in 2014, Caliente Casino is now serving not only customers in Mexico but also expanding to Latin American countries and neighboring nations like Colombia, Argentina, and Chile, as well as the Mexican community worldwide.
The company's main branch in Tijuana, Caliente Hipódromo, contains the Agua Caliente Racetrack. 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.
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