Overview
- The Treasury’s Financial Intelligence Unit listed the 13 entities as blocked and is submitting criminal complaints to the Attorney General, with notice to the federal tax prosecutor.
- The Interior Ministry halted activity at the venues and their virtual platforms, and authorities are blocking associated webpages and bank accounts.
- Casinos under scrutiny operate in Jalisco, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja California, Estado de México, Chiapas and Mexico City, with funds routed to the United States, Romania, Albania, Malta and Panama.
- Investigators report the use of low‑income account “mules” such as students, homemakers, retirees and unemployed people to fragment transfers and mask origins.
- Officials cite cooperation with FinCEN and OFAC and say AI‑based detection tools are being rolled out; separately in Argentina, federal forces continue arrests and cash seizures tied to an illegal online gambling network.