Mexico’s finance ministry blocks 13 casinos over suspected money laundering

Mexico’s Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit, working with the Security Cabinet, blocked 13 casinos after a months-long investigation identified high-risk cash activity, international transfers and use of unsupervised digital platforms. The authorities said the establishments showed conduct potentially consistent with money-laundering patterns across eight states and Mexico City; the Financial Intelligence Unit plans to refer suspected offences to the Attorney General’s Office.