Overview
- Mincetur closed six illegal betting and slot-machine sites on Saturday, May 30, 2026, as part of intensified nationwide inspections.
- The raids were carried out by the Directorate for Casino and Slot Machine Games with operational support from the Policía Nacional del Perú.
- In Loreto inspectors seized 24 computers used for unauthorized online sports betting and 19 unregistered slot machines from a clandestine hall.
- In Espinar, Cusco, authorities confiscated 26 slot machines that officials said were targeted at minors and removed them immediately.
- Mincetur says these actions raise the 2026 total to 13 closures, are grounded in three national laws that regulate casinos and remote betting and bar machines for children, and may lead to one-to-four year prison terms plus administrative fines for organizers.