G3-247 Report MEXICO - PART TWO
FUTURE OUTLOOK So what happens now? The attack on the Monterrey
casino increased calls for a change in legislation specif- ically in the way licences are dished out. Progress how- ever is slow. Although there have been a number of proposals put forward nothing has materialised and things stalled at the end of last year with the elections.
With the PAN party replaced in December with centre- left PRI there is now an aura of uncertainty hanging over the gaming industry in particular. Mexico is expecting some drastic changes, although as yet there is no sign of what specifically.
Some say a new gaming control board should be intro- duced, whilst others talk about proposals to restrict licences to one casino per 200,000 inhabitants to evenly distribute the venues.
If the government did pass a law to permit fully fledged casino there could be as many as 500 in the market and these could generate tax revenues of up to $800m a year.
Playtech struck a deal with
Grupo Caliente last year which will see the company take on the operator as an gambling software online client.
Sara Cano, Product Manager at Sabia Corporation said: “We believe the market should be regulated so that it will stop the proliferation of illegal casinos, which are saturating the Mexican market. According to SEGOB in Mexico there are 31 licensees authorised by the DGJS with 681 establishments with permits to operate. Of these, 349 have notice of opening and/or operating and 361 do not have the opening permit required (they can- not open with state and municipality permits). In an irregular situation there are approximately 58 estab- lishments that are operating with provisional suspen- sions or no licence.
“Sabia Corporation is part of an association in Mexico and is actively involved in the creation of the new Norma Oficial Mexicana de Juegos y Apuestas (Official Mexican Standard of Gaming and Betting) and its new government legislation. In this respect we are involved with the new changes to the laws and we are preparing for compliance. At the moment, neither the federal authority nor the special commission of the union con- gress have announced any changes regarding permits and illegal actions that we have in this important sec- tor.
“We believe that the market should be limited to a number of casinos by state and municipality, the regu- lation of this industry could be great to attract tourists to this country and that would help to strengthen the casino operations that comply with the law and pay their taxes.”
With the market left with so much uncertainty hanging 6 4
01 Grupo Caliente launched its online betting service in 2011 through the webpage
caliente.com.mx and today is regarded as the most prestigious and reliable betting site. Players must be over 18 years old and fill out a registration form to play. No bets are accepted from countries where online betting is illegal.
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