The fire at the Casino Royale in Monterrey was one of the worst attacks on civilians during the country’s 2006-2012 drug war.

The Casino Royale was one of 50 gaming joints in Monterrey; it had a decidedly middle-class clientele, people who knew each other and enjoyed one another’s casual company.

The attack at the Casino Royale in Monterrey left more than 50 people dead. While investigations are ongoing, officials blamed the arson on feuding drug gangs in the northern city.

Buried in President Calderon's speech on a Monterrey arson attack which left more than 50 dead was the key to why it happened: the rise of illegal gambling establishments in Mexico under his watch, ...

El presidente estadounidense, Barack Obama, condenó este viernes el “brutal” y “reprensible” ataque el jueves en un casino de la ciudad mexicana de Monterrey, que dejó al menos 52 ...

Monterrey Mayor Fernando Larrazábal Bretón claimed that he ordered the Casino Royale closed on May 4 for code violations. A local judge reversed the move, and ordered the facility reopened.

Mexican gunmen kill the family of a policeman linked to the Monterrey casino blaze in an apparent revenge attack, after he allegedly named some participants.

The Casino Royale fire in Mexico may have been sparked by organized crime, but if proper safety regulations had been in place, the tragedy could have been minimized.

This time, two dozen armed, profanity-shouting gunmen burst into the Casino Royale in Monterrey, doused the gambling hall with gasoline as stunned patrons looked on – and then set the building ...

One survivor said the group of masked gunmen burst inside the Casino Royale in the prosperous industrial city of Monterrey on Thursday afternoon and threatened gamblers, then sprayed gasoline on ...

Smoke billows from the Casino Royale in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday. Two dozen gunmen burst into the casino, doused it with a flammable liquid, and started a fire that trapped gamblers inside ...