{"id":10720,"date":"2025-03-07T13:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=10720"},"modified":"2025-03-07T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:30:43","slug":"illegal-betting-operations-in-peru-authorities-struggle-to-curb-underground-gambling","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/illegal-betting-operations-in-peru-authorities-struggle-to-curb-underground-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Betting Operations in Peru: Authorities Struggle to Curb Underground Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despite increasing regulations on sports betting and gambling in Peru, illegal operations continue to thrive. Recent police crackdowns in <strong>Hu\u00e1nuco<\/strong> have exposed underground betting establishments operating without authorization from the <strong>Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur)<\/strong>, raising concerns over unregulated gambling activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the latest operation, <strong>Fiscal Police agents from the Criminal Investigation Department<\/strong>, in coordination with the <strong>Public Ministry<\/strong>, raided two illegal betting houses in <strong>Amarilis<\/strong>, Hu\u00e1nuco. One of the establishments, <em>Bolitas Sports Betting<\/em>, was located in a three-story building on <strong>Jir\u00f3n Mariscal Castilla No. 137<\/strong>. The second, identified as <em>Puertas Deportivas<\/em>, operated in the <strong>San Luis sector, Jir\u00f3n 14 de Septiembre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the raids, officers arrested <strong>Pedro Miguel Tacuchi Acosta (30) and Fredy Barrantes Bayl\u00f3n (55)<\/strong> for their alleged involvement in <strong>economic crimes<\/strong>. Authorities also seized <strong>33 computers, 11 televisions, 26 mice, 27 keyboards, six thermal scanners, and two slot machines<\/strong> in questionable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days earlier, a similar operation was conducted in the <strong>district of Molino, Pachitea province<\/strong>, where two individuals were detained for <strong>running unauthorized gambling establishments<\/strong>. The police confiscated <strong>12 computers, 11 mice, three scanners, nine televisions, two thermal printers, and 2,966 soles in cash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peru\u2019s <strong>Law No. 31557<\/strong>, amended by <strong>Law No. 31806<\/strong>, establishes strict regulations on <strong>remote gambling and sports betting<\/strong> to ensure consumer protection and prevent money laundering. However, illegal gambling houses continue to bypass these regulations, putting bettors at risk of fraud and financial losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have ramped up enforcement efforts, but as history has shown, <strong>there will always be those willing to operate outside the law<\/strong>. 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