In El Salvador, in a shopping center in the district of Santa Tecla opened last room to play poker, although there is a ban on opening of casinos and gambling premises. As stated by the owner of the premises known as Hold-em Club de Las Américas argue that they have all necessary approvals. Head of the Municipal Inspectorate in Santa Tecla, César Salamanca, provided that the owners of premises have requested permission to open a room equipped with billiard tables, and open the living room to play poker. Lokal also sells alcohol there as well there is no license. The owner of the premises, Mauricio Escobar, denied in the press that the local casinos, and that there are machines, roulette and other games characteristic of the casinos.

As is known to us the El Salvador has decided that all games of chance and gambling and playing cards are prohibited, and activities using them for commercial purposes is not that people nielegalna.Według this place is simply gambling, which is clearly prohibited in El Salvador. César Salamanca ensured that the first inspection in Hold-em Club has already taken place, and soon there will be a further clarifying the license issued. Although the identity of the owner of the premises is known, the officer is not shown to journalists covering the licenses confidential.