Argentina Senate prioritises online gambling bill awaiting committee reports
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Argentina’s Senate voted on 29 October to give priority to a bill on gambling-harm prevention and online betting regulation, which the Chamber of Deputies passed in 2024. The bill remains pending committee reports; it would then go to the Senate floor, while Senator Lucía Corpacci has called for it to be included in extraordinary sessions if it cannot be considered before ordinary sessions end on 30 November.
Argentina’s Senate voted on 29 October to prioritise a bill on gambling-harm prevention and online betting regulation, at the request of Senator Lucía Corpacci. The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill in 2024.
The bill would go to a Senate floor vote once committees have issued their reports. It would provide a common national framework, whereas online gambling is currently regulated province by province.
Patricia Bullrich, who leads senators from President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza party, said on X that the Senate would consider the bill in the coming weeks. The Church’s Episcopal Commission has written to all senators asking them to approve it.
Argentina’s state lotteries have an agreement with the Ministry of Security to combat illegal gambling. Lotería de la Ciudad has provided training to influencers who promoted illegal gambling.
Ordinary sessions end on 30 November, and Corpacci has asked for the bill to be included in extraordinary sessions if there is not enough time to consider it before then.