![]() ![]() Martinez, who was on his way home from work Thursday when he saw the fire, said the casino could hold hundreds, perhaps 1,000 people. EDT 2100 GMT), a slow time of day when normally about 80 people played the tables and slots, said former security guard Alberto Martinez Alvarado, 30. ![]() ![]() The fire in the two-story casino, which advertised sports book and bingo, was reported just before 4 p.m. Gunmen struck it and three other casinos on May 25, spraying the building with bullets, but no was reported injured in that attack. It was the second time in three months that the Casino Royale was targeted. Cartels often extort casinos and other businesses, threatening to attack them or burn them to the ground if they refuse to pay. Nuevo Leon state Attorney General Adrian de la Garza said a drug cartel was apparently responsible for the attack, though he didn't name which one. ![]()
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