The beneficiary company would have been the Casino Win Club, which has nine casinos in Aguascalientes, Mexico City, Jalisco, State of Mexico, and Baja California, among others.
Mexico.- Senate candidate Gustavo Sánchez is being investigated by the Congress of Baja California due to irregularities in public works spending that increased almost 90 percent from the initial budget.
In 2017, works were assigned directly and large sums were paid to employees who were not working. In 2018, a famous casino was not paid, and extra payments of up to MXP $20m (USD 1,143,200) were discovered. One of the casinos involved is the Casino Win Club, which has nine casinos spread between Aguascalientes, Mexico City, Jalisco, State of Mexico, and Baja California.
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Another irregularity detected by the State Audit Office involves 13 casinos related to the sale of alcohol: with permits for sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in open containers, but neither the law nor the regulations consider betting centers for this activity.
The result of this audit could lead to complaints and legal proceedings. According to the law, complaints must refer to possible damages to the Public Treasury or public assets. This could lead to an administrative process before the Administrative Justice Tribunal or complaints before the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Fight Against Corruption, with possible sanctions ranging from suspension to disqualification from holding public office.
