Have there been slot machines banned in Mexico? Well, the government there has issued a decree banning slot machines, and limiting the ability of casino permit holders to rent out or cede their permits to other operators. Slot machines are known in Mexico as “tragamonedas,” Spanish for “coin swallowers.” A new gambling legislation is in the process of being created in Mexico by the gambling regulatory body of Mexico the NM Gaming Control Board. The gambling legislation of Mexico was last amended in 2004 and doesn’t address internet gambling at all. Slots have proliferated in recent years to such an…