Mexican Online Poker Regulations Due This Month Brian Corlisse - Pokersites.com
go to original September 4, 2014

Mexican Gaming Commission President Fernando Zarate Salgado announced that new gambling laws are expected this month. (nuevosemanario24.com.mx)

Mexican online poker laws are certainly due for an upgrade. That’s because there really aren’t any laws to speak of at the moment; the existing laws governing gambling in the nation were written in 1947, and were never changed to reflect the fact that gambling now takes place in the virtual world just as frequently as in brick-and-mortar casinos. Now, it appears as though it will finally change later this month.

According to Mexican Gaming Commission President Fernando Zarate Salgado, a new gaming bill is scheduled to be presented to the Mexican House of Representatives on September 9. It is expected that the legislation will be approved by September 20.

The new bill comes from a special commission that was specifically established to rewrite Mexico’s aging gaming laws. The idea was to create a piece of legislation that would prove popular across party lines, thus guaranteeing a quick passage of the new regulations.

According to Zarate, the new laws took into consideration input from industry representatives, businesses, academics and even anti-gambling groups. If any major issues are found with the bill, there’s still time to work out the details. No specific details have been leaked, though it is expected that the regulations should be friendlier to the gambling industry than those proposed in a draft seen last year.

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