{"id":18690,"date":"2026-09-16T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=18690"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:57:20","slug":"sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinaloa intensifies crackdown on illegal slot machines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexico\u2019s <strong>Attorney General\u2019s Office (FGR)<\/strong> and personnel from the <strong>Secretariat of National Defense<\/strong> seized <strong>more than 50 slot machines<\/strong> during a search carried out on <strong>September 14, 2026<\/strong> at a property in the <strong>Rafael Buelna neighborhood, south of Culiac\u00e1n, Sinaloa<\/strong>, as part of a new federal enforcement action against unauthorized gaming machines.<\/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\">The raid took place at a property located on <strong>Avenida Patria<\/strong>, where federal agents entered under judicial authorization and found numerous machines inside a building that was <strong>unoccupied at the time of the operation<\/strong>. No arrests were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18692\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines2.png 687w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines2-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ernestina Godoy Ramos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personnel from the <strong>Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC)<\/strong> and the <strong>Federal Ministerial Police<\/strong> took part in the operation, while Army personnel provided perimeter security. The machines were removed, counted and loaded onto <strong>official vehicles<\/strong> for transport to FGR facilities, where they were placed under the custody of the <strong>Federal Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/strong>. The property was secured while the investigation continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18693\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines3.png 610w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/sinaloa-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-slot-machines3-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>H\u00e9ctor Elizalde Mora<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of September 2026, the FGR is headed by <strong>Ernestina Godoy Ramos<\/strong>, Attorney General of the Republic. The <strong>Specialized Regional Control Prosecutor\u2019s Office (FECOR)<\/strong> is led by <strong>David Boone de la Garza<\/strong>, while the <strong>Criminal Investigation Agency<\/strong> is headed by <strong>H\u00e9ctor Elizalde Mora<\/strong>. In Sinaloa, the federal prosecutor identified by the institution is <strong>Efra\u00edn Alonso Gast\u00e9lum<\/strong>.<\/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\">Administrative gambling regulation falls under the <strong>Secretariat of the Interior (SEGOB)<\/strong> through the <strong>General Directorate of Gaming and Raffles (DGJS)<\/strong>. SEGOB is headed by <strong>Rosa Icela Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, while <strong>Jorge Roberto Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Escobar<\/strong> leads the DGJS. The operation falls under the <strong>Federal Gaming and Raffles Law<\/strong>, in force since <strong>1947<\/strong>, which requires federal authorization for the legal operation of gambling activities. In Sinaloa, the governor is <strong>Rub\u00e9n Rocha Moya<\/strong>, while the state Public Security Secretariat is headed by General <strong>Sinuh\u00e9 T\u00e9llez L\u00f3pez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico\u2019s Attorney General\u2019s Office (FGR) and personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense seized more than 50 slot machines during a search carried out on September 14, 2026 at a property in the Rafael Buelna neighborhood, south of Culiac\u00e1n, Sinaloa, as part of a new federal enforcement action against unauthorized gaming machines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18691,"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":[1488,57,11,4775,5211,254,5012,105,1218],"class_list":["post-18690","gambling","type-gambling","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-ban","tag-casinos","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-mexico","tag-sinaloa","tag-slot-machines","tag-south-america","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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