The cartels are likely salivating at the possibility of being involved in what you describe.
Amen
some time back we went to a new Mex eaterie said to be really really good. We got there and it was closed but were told it would open soon. so, we hung around. it was Friday
We got a table and ordered . It took a good while to produce the meal because employees came drifting in
I noticed a series of workmen coming in and going behind the screen and coming out with a piece of paper. I asked the now present English speaking waitress what’s up. They had a fax machine used to purchase a Mexico Federal lottery ticket. The ticket was purchased by a person in Mexico at the other end and faxed back. The winning numbers are posted in readily accessible Mexican news papers
Buying payday lottery tickets apparently is a cultural norm
i live in a rather small city with not a lot of Mexicans