{"id":17590,"date":"2026-07-21T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=17590"},"modified":"2026-07-21T06:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:14:10","slug":"nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-766","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-766\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicaragua crushes 369 illegal slot machines under law 766"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicaragua destroyed <strong>369 slot machines<\/strong> seized or technically unusable, in an offensive targeting unlicensed venues, money laundering, gambling addiction, minors, and organized crime. The operation, conducted on <strong>July 16, 2026<\/strong>, was coordinated by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit through its Office of Casinos and Gaming Halls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A commission verified the inventory and supervised dismantling with heavy equipment to prevent the machines\u2019 return to the illegal market. Representatives of the Interior Ministry, Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office, and National Police participated. The remains were buried or delivered to an authorized recycling facility in <strong>Tipitapa, Managua<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7662.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17592\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7662.png 721w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7662-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government did not publicly identify casinos, gaming halls, owners, detainees, or individual seizure locations. It disclosed no brands, serial numbers, estimated value, fines, evaded taxes, or breakdown showing how many machines were illegal and how many were irreparable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7663.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17593\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7663.png 775w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7663-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7663-768x446.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The action was authorized by <strong>Law 766<\/strong>, the Special Law for the Control and Regulation of Casinos and Gaming Halls, approved in 2011, amended in 2014, and implemented through <strong>Decree 06-2015<\/strong>. Article 42 creates the commission; Article 43 requires an inventory, location, date, officials\u2019 names, and signatures; Article 44 establishes a maximum of <strong>15 days<\/strong> from seizure; Article 45 lists the grounds; and Article 46 empowers the regulator to determine method, location, security, and environmental treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7664.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17594\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7664.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/nicaragua-crushes-369-illegal-slot-machines-under-law-7664-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Finance Ministry is the enforcement authority, while the Office of Casinos issues permit, inspects equipment, maintains records, imposes penalties, and closes unauthorized venues. The law requires licensed slot machines to provide a minimum theoretical return of <strong>85 percent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of July 2026, the ministry\u2019s led by Vice Minister <strong>Nicol\u00e1s Espinoza Rivera<\/strong> under senior management. It does not name the current Office of Casinos director. A 2022 audit identified <strong>Keyner Paul Escoto Arcia<\/strong> as acting director but provides no evidence that he remains in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicaragua destroyed 369 slot machines seized or technically unusable, in an offensive targeting unlicensed venues, money laundering, gambling addiction, minors, and organized crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17591,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,15,11,129,5179,254,5012,105],"class_list":["post-17590","gambling","type-gambling","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-casinos","tag-gambling","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-money-laundering","tag-nicaragua","tag-slot-machines","tag-south-america","tag-sports-betting","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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