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OFICIALES DEL MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR (SEGOB) han clausurado seis casinos en seis estados en el marco de una importante operación contra la empresa de juego local Entertainment Mexico (EMEX). Propiedad del denominado «Zar de los casinos», José Rojas Cardona, en el mes de mayo el organismo regulador del juego en México, la SEGOB, revocó la autorización federal que le había permitido a la empresa operar hasta 50 complejos recreativos en el país.
EL DIPUTADO JUAN CARLOS JUÁREZ, DEL PARTIDO FAP, ha presentado un proyecto de ley en la circunscripción de Buenos Aires destinado a prohibir las apuestas en efectivo en toda la provincia. Dicho borrador podría obligar a todos los establecimientos de máquinas tragaperras, casinos y loterías a implementar tecnología para permitir al jugador apostar: «mediante tarjetas de débito o crédito u otras formas de pago electrónico».
CON UNA CRECIENTE CONTROVERSIA EN TORNO A LA capital argentina, los legisladores están presionando para con- seguir un mayor control sobre el sector mediante la conexión de todas las máquinas tragaperras de Buenos Aires a un servi- dor controlado centralmente por el Gobierno. Algunos miem- bros del partido Frente Amplio-UNEN han reclamado un con- trol más estricto, y las propuestas han sido aprobadas el mes pasado por la legisladora Inés Gorbea y se encuentran actual- mente en proceso de debate por parte de la Comisión de Desarrollo Económico.
LAS EMPRESAS DEL SECTOR DEL JUEGO QUE DESEEN abrir nuevos establecimientos de apuestas en calles princi- pales del Reino Unido pueden encontrarse con la prohibición de hacerlo conforme a los nuevos planes que otorgarán un mayor control a las autoridades locales a la hora de diseñar la configu- ración de sus principales avenidas comerciales. Las casas de apuestas que deseen abrir nuevos establecimientos tendrán que enviar una solicitud de planificación, y los consejos locales podrán rechazar dichas solicitudes e impedir la apertura de nuevos establecimientos de apuestas en su jurisdicción.
EN PLENA VORÁGINE DE PROPUESTAS DE privatización que se están considerando actualmente en los Países Bajos, incluida banca, ferrocarriles, instituciones educa- tivas, empresas eléctricas y de gas, el Ministro Holandés de la Vivienda y el Sector Gubernamental Central, Stef Blok, ha indi- cado que el Gobierno nacional está meditando la privatización de la Lotería Estatal Neerlandesa, que se sumaría a la privati- zación ya confirmada del Holland Casino.
EL TRIBUNAL DE JUSTICIA DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA (CJEU) ha sembrado dudas sobre las leyes del juego austríacas en un fallo acerca de los operadores de tragaperras del país. El Tribunal expresó su seria preocupación de que el sistema de licencias para operadores de tragaperras en Austria infrinja la libertad de las empresas a la hora de prestar servicios con- forme se especifica en el Artículo 56 del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea (TFEU).
EL CONSTRUCTOR DE CASINOS DE MACAU Lawrence Ho tiene previsto aumentar al 85 por ciento la par- ticipación de Melco International en el proyecto de casino pre- visto en las afueras de la ciudad rusa de Vladivostok.
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MINISTRY CLOSES MEXICAN CASINOS
The Mexican government’s Interior Ministry (SEGOB) has closed a total of six casinos across six states in the country
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Members of the Interior Ministry (SEGOB) have closed down six casinos in six states during a major operation against local gaming company Entertainment Mexico (EMEX). Owned by the so called “Tsar of Casinos” José Rojas Cardona, in May Mexico’s gaming regulatory body SEGOB revoked the federal permit that had allowed the company to operate up to 50 gaming centres in the country. The company was first issued a gaming permit during the administration of President Vicente Fox in 2005. Its licence was valid until May 24, 2030.
Accompanied by law enforcement officers the operation was carried out simultaneously during day-time operations mid-May in the states of Quintana Roo, Puebla, Nuevo León, Morelos, Tabasco and Aguascalientes. In the city of Cancún in the state of Quintana Roo, the "Playboy" casino club located in the hotel district was closed with the aid of 50 police officials while members of SEBOB placed seals on all exits and entrances. The casino “ Kash" in Puebla was closed in the commercial district with 15 police officers who accompanied two members of the gaming regula- tory body to close down the establishment and seal the establishment off while in Monterrey in the state of Nuevo León the “Palmas Cumbres”
the “Palmas Miravalle” and the “Palmas Plaza Sun Mall” were all closed down. A number of sim- ilar raids were carried out nationwide with staff having to be escorted off the premises in some cases.
The administrative process against the company was launched last year under case number AJP/0126/13-XI and the decision was officially announced earlier this month despite several attempts by the company to block the action.
Although the company was authorised to run 50 gaming centres which included sports betting shops and slot parlours (in Mexico many slot par- lours also house sports betting shops) the compa- ny only ran 25 gaming centres in all when the court made its decision.
SEGOB’s actions are part of a more thorough investigation into licences many of which were first granted in 2005 after SEGOB confirmed that licences handed out under previous administra- tions were incomplete and in a state of disorder.
Mexico The head of SEGOB, Osorio Chong, has restated his commitment to stronger regulation in Mexico. Mr Chong said: “All those casinos which are operating irregularly will be sanctioned appropriately. We will encourage and we will support those who make good use of their permits, but of course we will make the appropriate decisions, here in the northwest region or any other state when it comes to those with irregularities, who are not acting in strict compliance with the law.”
Argentine players and floors under new tighter tax scrutiny
ARGENTINA Deputy Juan Carlos Juárez (GEN- FAP Party) has introduced a bill into in the Buenos Aires Legislature that would prohibit cash betting throughout the province. The bill could make it obligatory for all slot parlours, casinos and lottery outlets to put technology in place to allow player to bet: “via debit cards, credit cards and other forms of electronic payment.” In addition to imposing daily betting limits the legislative initiative would also ensure that all prizes would be deposited into bank accounts directly and “under no circum- stances shall be made in cash.”
The legislator has also called on
the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos to adapt its computer systems so that each player is identified and placed on a database. The new bill is designed to prevent tax evasion
“The use of debit cards as a way of payment for gambling would not be a nuisance for the majority of the population, since according to Law 26,590 payment of wages is made by a deposit in a bank account tied to a debit card,” said the deputy.
"The payment of wages and tax obligations through the banking system is a policy that is gradual- ly spreading to other economic activities and it is even more jus-
tified when it comes to gam- bling,” he said.
The announcement is the latest in a number of moves to increase government control over the industry. In 2013 the Argentine tax office Administración de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) announced steps to more closely regulate the gaming industry after passing Resolution 3510, which gave the tax office more scope when it comes to fiscal control over gaming. The resolu- tion allowed the tax office to cre- ate a registry of gaming opera- tions and gave it wider powers when it comes to investigating revenue made by gaming opera- tions nationwide. However the database has yet to be set up as it continues to develop computer systems in order to ensure that a new “Registry of Gaming Operators” is viable and up to date.
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