Tag Archives: SEGOB
Mexico –No more licences as government offers apology to Casino Royale Victims
The Government of Mexico will not increase the number of license for new casinos and will increase its control over the industry. After offering a public apology to the relatives of the 52 fatalities in the Casino Royale fire, which occurred 11 years ago in the city of Monterrey, the Undersecretary of Human Rights of…
Mexico – Interior Ministry Revokes another Licence
Mexico’s gaming regulatory body SEGOB (The Interior Ministry) has revoked the federal permit that had permitted yet another company to operate gaming in the country – this time Megasport S.A. de C.V. The company had a licence which gave it the largest capacity for future expansion in Mexico. The company was first granted the right…
Mexico – Gaming industry shrinking say experts
The Mexican gaming industry is in decline and “shrinking” according the Mexican Gaming Association (AIEJA). Speaking to local press, President of the AIEJA Miguel Angel Ochoa said that operators are reluctant to open new casinos and expand their businesses due to a climate of growing uncertainty now affecting the whole industry. After three years of…
Mexico – Mexican Ministry closes six casinos including Playboy Cancun
Members of the Interior Ministry in Mexico (SEGOB) have closed down six casinos in six states during a major operation against local gaming company Entretenimiento De Mexico (EMEX). The closures include the Playboy Casino Club in the city of Cancún in the state of Quintana Roo. Located in the hotel district, it opened in a…
Mexico – Investigative Committee probes deeper
A committee charged with investigating those casinos operating illegally in Mexico and helping to develop a new gaming act has requested that the Attorney General’s Office release its preliminary findings related to the Mexico’s gaming industry. In July the committee asked the District Attorney General’s Office for a report on gaming with the Head of…
Mexico – Investigations into SEGOB continues
In the face of an increasingly chaotic gaming landscape, in April a powerful cross party committee was convened to look into the industry. Headed by Ricardo Mejía Berdeja its remit has been to investigate how licences were handed out in the past under the previous administration and to make recommendations as to how Mexico’s gaming…
