{"id":230375,"date":"2022-09-06T08:05:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T13:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=230375"},"modified":"2022-09-06T16:11:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T21:11:29","slug":"illegal-casinos-become-target-of-governors-wrath-in-sinaloa-mexico-following-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/illegal-casinos-become-target-of-governors-wrath-in-sinaloa-mexico-following-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinaloa, Mexico Governor Targets Illegal Casinos Following Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the death of a young man at an underground gambling house on Sunday, the governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, Rub\u00e9n Rocha Moya, plans to shut down illegal casinos.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mexican Army soldiers arrive in Culiac\u00e1n in Sinaloa to fight increased cartel activity. An illegal casino in the city turned deadly for one patron, leading the governor to promise a crackdown on illegal gambling. (Image: Reuters<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The victim, Jes\u00fas Guadalupe, 23, was gambling at an illegal casino set up in a private home in the city of Culiac\u00e1n when he was murdered. Still-unidentified suspects shot him several times in what appears to be a targeted hit.<\/p>\n

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Police are still looking for Guadalupe’s killers. Although the investigation is only now underway, there was no indication that he had ties to criminal activity. Neighbors told police that he had lived in the city for more than a year and had a job as a construction mason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rocha publicly condemned the attack and said authorities are working to detect the illegal casinos. He highlighted the poisonous atmosphere they produce, where illicit drugs, fraud, and murder are common.<\/p>\n

Tracking Down Illegal Operations<\/h2>\n

There’s no way to know how many unregulated gambling houses exist globally or in the country. Analysis values the industry at around $1.7 trillion a year. One major organized crime group, the ‘Ndrangheta<\/a>, routinely makes over $1.5 billion a year, according to Italian investigators.<\/p>\n

There are ways to identify some of the illegal operations, especially in smaller cities and towns. For example, abnormal electricity usage, traffic activity, and unusual physical characteristics of a property, such as blacked-out windows, can be clues.<\/p>\n

Protection From Within<\/h2>\n

While Rocha is demanding law enforcement action in Sinaloa, not all elected leaders are against illegal casinos. In Mexico City, the mayor of the Cuajimalpa demarcation, Adri\u00e1n Rubalcava Su\u00e1rez, faces accusations of being a major partner in a questionable casino operation.<\/p>\n

According to the locals, a new casino is coming to Cuajimalpa, even though its location violates zoning laws. They assert that several new illegal casinos are products of influential and corrupt politicians.<\/p>\n

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The locals have lodged an official complaint, pointing out that the construction of the project — a conversion of a former business — hasn’t received any permit or approval from Mexico’s gambling regulator. They allege that it doesn’t even have permission from the mayor’s office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There was reportedly a restaurant on that site, though its license has expired. The owners of the premises are said not to have remodeling permits. In addition, they are accused of using low-quality and highly flammable material in the installation.<\/p>\n

Rubalcava, who hasn’t commented on the reports, is allegedly a major shareholder in the company building the casino. At the very least, his reported position and involvement in the casino would be a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

At the other end of the spectrum, he could be complicit in facilitating illegal activity. The mayor’s days leading the neighborhood could be numbered if the allegations are true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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