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Market report · The Americas and the Caribbean · November 2026 edition

Mexico: the gambling regulation report

Payment and AML rules, licence registers, enforcement, consultations and official figures, read from the official sources and checked every week. This free preview shows what each part of the report holds. The full report adds every value with its verbatim quote, its source and the date it was checked.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 · updated every week · every line traced to an official source

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Rules verified word for word
11 of 18
Rules confirmed not set
6
Register entries
135
2 official lists
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Key findings

The market at a glance, from this edition.

  • Market model: Betting partly regulated.
  • 11 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 6 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
  • 135 entries in 2 official lists, reloaded every week.
  • FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
  • 16 official sources read for this market every week.
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Market model

How each product is regulated, with its source.

  • Betting: Partly regulated

Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente) · tier 1

FATF lists

On neither list

FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it

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What moved in November 2026

Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.

  1. MarketMarket status changed: betting: regulated → betting: partly regulatedReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)

The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026

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Payment and AML rules

Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.

Payment methods

4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Payment methods in Mexico: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportDecreto de reforma de la LFPIORPI de 2025tier 1
Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1
Instrument origin and currencyWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1
Payment-blocking listsWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026None setReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1

Ownership & payouts

4 rules · 1 verified · 3 confirmed not set
Ownership & payouts in Mexico: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Holder and ownership rulesOnline · BettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1
Closed loop and payout routingWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textsNone setResearch notes
Payout time limitsWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textsNone setResearch notes
Withdrawal conditionsWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026None setReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1

AML thresholds & reporting

2 rules · 2 verified
AML thresholds & reporting in Mexico: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportDecreto de reforma de la LFPIORPI de 2025tier 1
Report triggers and deadlinesWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportDecreto de reforma de la LFPIORPI de 2025tier 1

Player funds protection

1 rule · 1 verified
Player funds protection in Mexico: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Player-funds protection and coverageWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportDecreto que reforma el Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (DOF)tier 1

Taxes at payment

1 rule · 1 verified
Taxes at payment in Mexico: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Taxes at the point of paymentBettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportLey del Impuesto sobre la Renta (texto vigente)tier 1

Reporting & data

4 rules · 2 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Reporting & data in Mexico: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Submission mode and cadenceWhole marketCollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduledValue in the full reportResearch notes
Data vault and integrityLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportLey del Impuesto Especial sobre Producción y Servicios (texto vigente)tier 1
Data locationWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026None setReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1
RetentionWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportDecreto de reforma de la LFPIORPI de 2025tier 1

Player protection at payment

2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Player protection at payment in Mexico: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Cross-operator limits and registersWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026None setReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1
Eligibility screening at paymentWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportReglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)tier 1
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Regulatory guide

Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.

  • Licensing

    3 statements
    • Licence types
    • Licence term
    • Apostille Convention

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • GGR tax

    4 statements
    • Online casino
    • Online betting

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

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Licence registers and official lists

The official lists we load every week for this market.

  • SEGOB – Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos

    Licence list

    count in the full report

  • SEGOB – Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos

    Licence list

    135 entries

    loaded 9 Nov 2026

Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.

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Enforcement

The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.

Decisions in 2026
0

Sanction ranges in the law

5 provisions set the fines and other measures: Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (DOF 31-12-1947, texto vigente, Cámara de Diputados).

References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.

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Sources behind this report

The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 16 official sources.

Texts the values are checked against
5
Regulator guidance
2
Laws and regulations
7
Licence registers and official lists
2

Publishers

  • Orden Jurídico Nacional
  • Cámara de Diputados (LeyesBiblio)
  • Diario Oficial de la Federación
  • dof.gob.mx
  • Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación)
  • SEGOB – Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos
  • Diario Oficial de la Federación (SIDOF, Secretaría de Gobernación)
  • hcch.net
  • Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación)
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Library of acts

The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 12 acts and guidance documents.

  • Anexo 17 de la Resolución Miscelánea Fiscal para 2026 (DOF 13-01-2026): De los Proveedores de Servicio Autorizado y los Órganos Certificadores de Juegos con Apuestas y Sorteos
  • Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley del Impuesto Especial sobre Producción y Servicios
  • Decreto por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones del Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos
  • HCCH | #12 - Status table
  • Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (DOF 31-12-1947), texto vigente
  • Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (DOF 20-03-2025), texto vigente
  • Ley Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operaciones con Recursos de Procedencia Ilícita (texto vigente, última reforma DOF 16-07-2025)
  • Decreto de reforma de la LFPIORPI de 2025
  • Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (texto vigente)
  • Decreto que reforma el Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (DOF)
  • Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta (texto vigente)
  • Ley del Impuesto Especial sobre Producción y Servicios (texto vigente)
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