Mexico

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Online casino and betting are offered by holders of SEGOB permits issued under the Federal Games and Draws Law of 1947 and its 2004 regulations. Since 1 January 2026 the federal IEPS tax on betting is 50% of the amount wagered, and it also applies to foreign platforms serving users in Mexico. Since November 2023 no new slot machines may be installed in land-based casinos.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
SEGOB (Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos)Current regime since 2004
Legal basis
Federal Games and Draws Law (1947); Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (2004)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
67% 8 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Federal Games and Draws Law (1947); Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (2004)Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2004Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Mexico
  • Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos Mexico20 licensed brands
  • Segob13 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Mexico, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Mexico, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Mexico55532.2%
  • Exclude Mexico in their terms39122.7%
  • No declaration77545.0%
Hold a licence covering Mexico33brands
List Mexico as a focus market40brands
Offers marked available40welcome offers
Brands serving Mexico Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Mexico dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Mexico dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Mexico dataset
What would change this page

In progressSEGOB has drafted a new Federal Law on Games and Draws, and an October 2025 bill would replace the 1947 law with a national institute, a minimum age of 21 and self-exclusion.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Latest on Mexico All news

Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Mexico Americas 555 32.2% 391 40 40
Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 0.0% 407 2 0
Bahamas Americas 501 29.1% 461 2 1
Colombia Americas 543 31.6% 411 13 3
Curaçao Americas 0 0.0% 657 2 0
Dominican Republic Americas 551 32.0% 397 3 2
Greenland Americas 525 30.5% 427 3 0
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Así cambió la regulación de apuestas y casinos en México en 2026 (Vanguardia)vanguardia.com
  2. La justicia mexicana revisará dos fallos sobre slots (Yogonet)yogonet.com
  3. Cómo será la regulación del juego en México en 2026 (El Imparcial)elimparcial.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-MX
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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