LATINO AMERICA
MEXICO: Cierran 87 operaciones de casino en seis meses
La Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos -DGJS, dependencia de la Secretaria de Gobernación reporta oficialmente que a junio de 2016 funcionan 322 salas de juegos remotos, o casinos, contra 409 que operaban a principios de año, es decir una baja del 21 por ciento. La DGJS asimismo señala que 35 establecimientos de juego han sido clausurados por las autoridades o han sido cerrados por las propias empresas.
El estado que cuenta con más casinos es Baja California con
42, donde la semana pasada, Carlos Bustamante, el exalcalde de Tijuana, abrió las puertas de su casino Grand Arenia sin contar con la autorización oficial, y seis horas más tarde fue clausurado por personal de la Dirección de Inspección y Verificación del estado.
El Grand Arenia fue clausurado el 20 de noviembre de 2015,
11 días después de su inauguración, porque la licencia que le otorgó la Secretaría de Gobernación era para una empresa de Jalisco. Situaciones de este tipo son corrientes en México, donde salas de juego abren y cierran por asuntos de licencia municipal o estatal.
The huge drop in Panama’s gaming sector revenue is due to
an increase in gaming taxes in recent years, which have gone from 10% to 18% on GGR, and to cap it all, in 2015 the Government approved a Selective Consumer Tax (ISC) of 5.5% applicable directly to casinos and slots operation customers, who must pay the ISC tax at the establishment’s cage when exchanging chips, tokens or tickets for cash, whether the customer has won or lost.
The immediate fall out on the Panamanian gaming sector is postponement of investment in hotel casinos and the laying off employees in those in operation.
MEXICO: 87 Casino operations close in last six months
The Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos -DGJS, Mexico’s gaming regulator and an agency of the Ministry of the Interior (Secretaria de Gobernacion), has officially reported that up to June 2016 322 casinos were in operation against 409 earlier this year, a loss of 87 operations or 21 percent. The DGJS also stated that 35 gambling establishments have been closed down by the authorities or have been closed down by their proprietors.
The State with most casinos in operation is Baja California
with 42, where last week Carlos Bustamante, former Mayor of Tijuana, opened the doors of his Grand Arenia casino without official authorization and was closed down six hours later by state officers of the Directorate of Inspection and Verification. The Grand Arenia was first closed down on 20 November of 2015, 11 days after his inauguration, because the licence in use had been issued by the Segob for a different company in Jalisco State. Situations of this kind are common in Mexico, where gambling halls open and close over licence issues by State or municipal officers.
La Ciudad de México o Distrito Federal cuenta con 33 casinos y Sonora con 28, siguiendo Jalisco con 27, Estado de México con 24 y Nuevo León con 21. La industria de casino genera 38.000 empleos directos y 140.000 indirectos en México, según la AIEJA (Asociación de Permisionarios Operadores y Proveedores de la Industria del Entretenimiento y Juego de Apuestas en México). Asimismo, las empresas del sector de juegos remotos contribuyen anualmente al gobierno federal y locales, unos 4.700 millones de pesos (US$243 millones en impuestos y otras tasas fiscales.
The City of Mexico or the Federal District has 33 casinos and Sonora State 28, following Jalisco State with 27, State of Mexico with 24 and Nuevo León State with 21. The Mexican casino industry generates 38,000 direct jobs and approximately 140,000 indirect jobs in the country, according to the AIEJA, the Association of Entertainment Licence Holders and Industry Suppliers in Mexico, which also claims that gaming sector companies contribute annually to the Government federal and local municipalities, about US$ 243 million in taxes and other fiscal impositions.
16 OCTOBER 2016
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