casino in Monterrey in the state of Nuevo León, leaving 52 people dead.
In the aftermath of this tragedy lawmakers seemed close to finally changing Mexico’s gaming laws in 2015, but this attempt ultimately failed to gather enough support in Congress.
THE SIZE OF THE LAND-BASED INDUSTRY
According to the AIEJA, gaming establishments in Mexico house around 100,000 machines and generate 50,000 direct and 125,000 indirect jobs. Te highest concentration is mostly across six states: Baja California, Mexico City, Nuevo León, Sonora, Jalisco and Estado de Mexico. More than half of the casinos in the country are located in these states.
Casinos make up around 0.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have around five million customers in the 380 establishments.
In December 2019, in an interview with Forbes Mexico, Miguel Ángel Ochoa said that one of the pending issues for its members was the opening of gambling halls that are already licensed. Although 850 rooms are authorised in Mexico for 37 permit holders, so far only 379 are in
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Te tax charges to casinos in Baja California could increase to as much as 1.1bn pesos a year, an amount 900 times larger than the amount
generated before the amendment to the Baja California Treasury Law.
Extra taxes have also been imposed in the state of Sonora, Pueblo and Mexico City.
operation. As a result there is still significant room for growth.
STATES TAKING THE INITIATIVE
States are increasingly going it alone, granting licences, raising taxes and putting in place their own regulations. In March 2020, lawmakers in the state of Tabasco in the southeast of Mexico increased taxes on gambling after it was approved by members of the Finance Commission in the State Congress.
Taxes have been also raised in Baja California, which has the most casinos in the country. Up until now tax collection has been very low, standing at just 144,000 pesos per month. Te tax charges to casinos in Baja California could increase to as much as 1.1 billion pesos a year, an amount 900 times larger than the amount generated before the amendment to the Baja California Treasury Law. Extra taxes have also been imposed in the state of Sonora, Pueblo and Mexico City. In September 2020, the government of the state of Jalisco announced that players will be charged 10 per cent of the amount they gamble regardless of whether the player wins or loses. Jalisco has six casinos.
Going in the opposite direction in terms of taxation is the state of Quintana Roo - home to Cancun as well as a string of other resorts and popular destinations. Te fiscal measures planned for 2020 included an exemption of taxes on the establishment of new gaming rooms for new investors, meaning that all companies that set up a casino would not pay taxes that year. However, this new rule was revoked after a growing public outcry.
Other states have also begun to look to expand gaming without the authorisation of SEGOB. In
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