Mexico News - Page 3

News Brief: James Vann, along with several business partners on both sides of the border, will open their second Viva Las Vegas Casino in Matamoros, Mexico this month.

Multimedia Games, Inc. has been selected by Apuestas Internacionales to provide traditional and electronic bingo gaming, technical assistance, and related services for Apuestas' locations in Mexico.

eLOT, Inc. has received a Mexican certificate of patent registration that covers eLOT's system for purchasing state and government lottery tickets over the Internet.

News Brief: With Mexico's entry into casino gambling and with at least four facilities planned along the Texas-Mexico border, more than 35 gaming sites are now within 50 miles of the state's boundaries.

The Mexican government made its complete list of valid gaming and raffles permits and permit holders.

International News Brief: Just when it looked as if the Tourism Committee of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies would observe its deadline, those opposed to casinos have once again delayed the so-called process.

The owner/developer of an Acapulco gaming establishment is benefiting from a $4,000,000 expansion loan from direct private lender Kennedy Funding, based in Hackensack, New Jersey.

International News Brief: Mexico's Roman Catholic bishops took out a newspaper advertisement on Friday criticizing a plan to legalize casino gambling in the country.

News Brief: In 1935, one of Mexico's national heroes, President Lazaro Cardenas, banned casinos across the country.

Lottery operator GTECH Holdings Corp., currently under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission on alleged bribery charges in Brazil, said Monday a contract to run an online lottery in Mexico was reinstated.

News Brief: Since 1947 the Mexican government has prohibited casinos and gambling. However that might soon change.

International News Brief: Mexico City's top financial officer has been filmed gambling hundreds of dollars on blackjack at a Las Vegas casino.