The package of reforms has been proposed by Mexico City deputy Alberto Martínez Urincho, a representative of the governing MORENA party, who has called on lawmakers to support structural changes to Mexico’s governance of gambling.
Martínez Urincho’s principal objective is to amend the Federal Law to recognise “gambling-related harm as a public-health issue, establishing stronger foundations for consumer protections.”
Under the proposal, gambling operators authorised by SEGOB – Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior would be required to “display public-health warnings to consumers across online platforms and at the entrances of land-based gambling venues.”
Once public-health warnings are established, Martínez Urincho has called on MORENA to support an overhaul of ID-verification requirements across Mexico’s approxima..