The Mexican Supreme Court (SC) is ready to publish its ruling on the legality of the Lotteries and Gaming Regulations approved by the ex Government Minister Santiago Creel, who also enabled that office to grant gambling licences in the country. Creel's questioned measures have been denounced to the SC by the Lower House of Congress, as the licences permit the operation of gaming rooms in race tracks, dog tracks, cock fighting venues, as well as online gambling.

The SC finding, which has been prepared by Minister Olga Sanchez Cordero, rejects the Lower House's proposal on constitutional grounds. Sanchez Cordero has established that the executive has not acted against Mexico's Constitution, as it has the powers to regulate and grant gambling licences.

The Lower House had accused ex President Vicente Fox's administration of violating the Mexican constitution, but the SC is prepared to accept that the former administration only extended its brief by granting licenses to instant scratch lotteries. According the Sanchez Cordero's document, only the National Lottery is able to authorize any lottery business. It is expected that the SC's ruling will have been published by the end of January. (E-01.08.07)

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