Archivos de etiqueta: México
México- Inversión en suspenso mientras continúan las batallas judiciales por la prohibición de las tragamonedas
The Association of Permit Holders, Operators, and Suppliers of the Entertainment and Betting Industry in Mexico (AIEJA) announced that a group of operators had managed to temporarily halt the reform to Mexico’s Federal Law on Games and Sweepstakes. In an interview with Mexican media outlet Reforma, the president of the AIEJA, Miguel Ángel Ochoa said…
México – Legisladores proponen límites al número de licencias de casinos por administración
Senators Geovanna Bañuelos, Cora Pinedo Alonso, Martha Márquez and Joel Padilla, of the The Labour Party (PT), have put forward a project that aims to limit the number of casino permits during the first years of each federal administration. The initiative aims to reform article 3 of Mexico’s Federal Law on Games and Sweepstakes. The lawmakers propose that licenses…
México – Los operadores emprenden acciones legales contra la prohibición de las máquinas tragamonedas
A number of operators have asked the Judiciary to declare as unconstitutional the presidential decree of November 16 that prohibits slot machines and reduces the duration of casino permits, among other restrictions. At least twelve permit holders and casino operators filed a writ of amparo (a legal claim in Mexico to make constitutional rights effective) in the…
México – AIEJA planea próximas medidas contra la prohibición de las franjas horarias
The President of the Association of Permit Holders, Operators and Suppliers of the Entertainment and Gambling Industry in Mexico (AIEJA), Miguel Ángel Ochoa has come out against the recent ban on slot machines put in place by the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Ochoa said that the AIEJA was working on two strategies…
México – El presidente prohíbe las máquinas tragamonedas
The government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has banned slots in casinos and other gambling facilities. With a decree signed by the President and published last Thursday (16 November), the Regulations of the Federal Law on Games and Sweepstakes have been reformed so that “number or symbol draws through machines” namely slots are now banned starting last week. However…
México – Senador propone cambios a ley para permitir casinos en Acapulco
Senator Alejandro Rojas Díaz Durán has put forward a new proposal that would reform Mexico’s Betting and Raffles Law and would allow for the opening of casinos in Acapulco. The senator wants casinos to be given the green light in order to attract investment after Hurricane Otis made landfall in October. Speaking in the senate…
México – Winpot instala 200 gabinetes Zitro
Tras su debut en G2E Las Vegas, llegan a México nuevos juegos de Zitro: Fu Frog y Fu Pots. Diseñados exclusivamente para los gabinetes Illusion Glare y Allure Glare, estos juegos con diferentes temas comparten una mecánica de juego común. En Fu Frog, los jugadores se encontrarán con tres ranas carismáticas como personajes principales, mientras que en…
México – Los sindicatos expresan su preocupación por el nuevo proyecto de ley de reforma de las franjas horarias
Casino workers unions have issued a stark warning over the decree currently being prepared by the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) regarding various provisions of the regulations of Mexico’s gaming laws which would ban slot machines in casinos. According to union leaders the ban could lead to as many as 100,000 job losses in Mexico,…
México – Crecen las especulaciones sobre la prohibición de las máquinas tragamonedas
Speculation in the national press over a potential ban on slots in casinos is growing. According to Mexican broadsheet El Universal The Ministry of the Interior (Segob) headed by Luisa María Alcalde is working on the decree prepared by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador which would not only ban slot machines but would reduce the…
