In Mexico, there are about 26 casinos located in eleven cities that had to close their doors because of blackmailing and pressures from drug dealing groups which, in some of the cases, demand the payment of rent in order to allow them to operate.
Because of this threatening situation, many gambling rooms that were supposed to open have decided not to while they analyze what to do about this situation, according to some sources that have asked to remain unrevealed because of the fear of retaliations.
“In a border state has been reported that during the last week of May there were visits to the casino to warn that they could continue operating as long as they agreed to pay a certain amount of money”, a Police spokesman said.
There have been several establishments that have been threatened to close. Although, there are some other sources that claim that the attacks to the betting centers are warnings only for those places that have not agreed with the petitions made by the drug-dealer groups.
In spite of the commotion that this situation has caused, there hasn’t been any establishment that has set a judicial denounce due to the attacks or the extortions yet.
In Mexico, there are about 26 casinos located in eleven cities that had to close their doors because of blackmailing and pressures from drug dealing groups which, in some of the cases, demand the payment of rent in order to allow them to operate.