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WhatsApp: the Illegal Route of Choice SOUTH AMERICA


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Wynn Resorts ha nombrado a Phil Satre como nuevo vicepresidente con la intención de que susti- tuya próximamente al presidente actual, D. Boone Wayson, que se retirará de su cargo a finales de año pero mantendrá funciones de miembro de la Junta Directiva.


El Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City es la última licencia estadounidense en incorporarse a Evolution Gaming. El nuevo Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, situado en el emblemático Boardwalk, se sometió a una completa transfor- mación tasada en 500 millones de dólares y abrió sus puertas el 28 de junio.


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According to Te Authority of Taxation and Social Control over Gaming (AJ) illegal gaming operators are using WhatsApp in order to avoid detection


A government crackdown in Bolivia has led illegal gaming operators to find new means by which to contact customers


BOLIVIA TECHNOLOGY


According to Te Authority of Taxation and Social Control over Gaming (AJ) illegal gaming operators are using WhatsApp in order to avoid detection after the government launched its crackdown on illegal gambling.


Te messenger app for Smartphones is now the most widely used method in order to attract customers and has been growing over the last four years. Illegal operators send out messages, which are disguised as business promotional offers that includes a transportation service and dinner according to the gaming regulator. So far this year, the AJ has closed down 39 illegal gaming halls in the country meaning that there has been a decrease overall but illegal parlours are still using the app in order to avoid detection.


“Actually they (illegal operations using the app) are a majority, in almost in all cases we could say. Tis has been working for years . . . .since 2014. It is the means of communication to get people to enter and is effective for people who happen to be compulsive gamblers, " said the director of the AJ, Jessica Saravia.


Te complaints regarding illegal gambling houses occur nationwide. Te largest number of the 39 government interventions so far this year


Betting ban will continue in Mexican state of Coahuila


Mexico


Te government of the state of Coahuila in Northern Mexico will continue to ban casinos due to the fact that they are often used to finance organised crime, but they could be brought in gradually over time according to Governor Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis.


Questioned about growing calls in the state for the return of bullfighting and other activities prohibited by the current government such as gambling, Riquelme made it clear that the issue of bullfighting will have to be resolved by Congress, but he had totally ruled out casinos for now. "Bullfighting is a theme and a decision for Congress. In the matter of casinos, betting, and cockfighting, we are


were carried out in Santa Cruz (17), while in La Paz there have been two so far.


One of the cases whereby the AJ was able to unravel the modus operandi took place in Cochabamba where authorities discovered that illegal operators were sending out dinner promotions via the app. Te activity begins with a potential client receiving an offer from an unknown number. Te offer comes with an invitation to dinner with alcoholic drinks and other entertainment on offer. Te operator offers a pick up service as well where the client is met where they are then taken to out of the way locations.


Since 2011 - when it went first into operation - the AJ has been extremely active and has carried out more than 1,100 raids on illegal gambling houses and confiscated 12,000 machines, which were then destroyed. Between 2013 and 2017 illegal gambling houses decreased by 83 per cent. However, beyond raids and criminal prosecutions the government has been unable to regulate the industry more closely. Due to the high tax rate plus taxes on players put in place in 2010, every legal establishment bar one has been shut while players are turning to offshore operators and illegal betting centres.


definitely not going to allow their return. When Coahuila is in a better condition than it is today in terms of security, we can decide what comes back in a controlled manner.


“At this moment no, bets above all, we will not allow them, we know where they are generated. Tose are practices that immediately generate the financing of organised crime, we will not allow them now.”


Te ban on gambling in the state has been ongoing for some time. Te previous governor of Coahuila, Rubén Moreira said that there had been a clear link between casinos and growing violence in the state. In June 2012, Valdez signed a bill proposing the amendment of state Constitution so that it would prohibit the use of land and the granting of construction permits for gaming establishments. Te bill was passed later that same year.


Panama


Gambling stood at just over US$169 million between January and May, a fall of 5.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2017. According to the Comptroller General of the Republic, between January and May gambling totalled US$169.4m. However, in the same period in 2017, the amount stood at US$169.9m. Betting decreased at the racecourse and gaming tables by -1.5 per cent and -27 per cent respectively. However, betting in bingo halls increased by 7.4 per cent, while it increased by 3 per cent type for type "A" slot machines (slot machines which do not have a payout ceiling) while land based sports betting increased by 10.7 per cent. According to the Association of Managers of Gaming (ASAJA), the industry is still struggling to recover from a 5.5 per cent tax which now applies to all cash withdrawals made in gaming locations.


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