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AIEJA – Mexico’s casino trade association – has urged the federal government to intervene and implement a unified tax framework for casinos to operate under. The association that represents land-based casino operators, games suppliers and licence holders outlined that its members supported ‘single tax payment system to help improve control over income’. At present, Mexico operates a fragmented regulatory framework …

Mexican gambling stakeholders have been left confused by Morena Party’s intended tax frameworks, which seek to modify the nation’s governing ‘Federal Law of Games and Sweepstakes (LFJS)’. This October, Morena Deputy Emmanuel Reyes Carmona presented the party’s LFJS tax modifications, reported by national media as a ‘20% excise increase’ on online gambling activities. The miscommunication relates to a poorly worded …