Mexico's SEGOB closes Casino Palermo amid money-laundering suspicions
Mexico's Interior Ministry (SEGOB) closed Casino Palermo in Nogales, Sonora, over suspected money laundering, and more than 30 employees remained inside seeking unpaid wages and severance. The workers said they had received no information from the company or authorities; Mexico's Finance Ministry had separately reported blocking 13 casinos as part of a financial investigation.
The closure and workers' demands concern the casino's operations, assets and outstanding employment payments.