Five people have been arrested and supposedly confessed to taking part in the arson attack on the Casino Royale in Monterrey that left 52 dead last week. While no foreign tourists were involved, the incident is expected to affect the travel industry. The casino and others like it are more betting parlors and bingo halls with slot machines. While far from clandestine, they operate on the fringes of the law, protected by injunctions and possibly corrupt judges. Now a crackdown is expected. The late afternoon attack last week may have been in reprisal for failing to pay protection to a criminal gang.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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