bplay said it has received provincial authorisation to operate in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, and will add sports betting to its existing online casino offer in Santa Fe. The company said the new licence adds another jurisdiction to its Argentine operations.
The authorisation and product expansion widen bplay’s regulated provincial footprint and offer in Argentina.
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Buenos Aires' Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute formally declared the Necochea casino tender for modernising and operating its slot machines unsuccessful, according to the report. The original tender covered a 20-year operating period and received no bids for Necochea; no date has been announced for a new call. Fernando Hansen of AMS Casinos said workers expect the process to proceed.
Buenos Aires Province governor Axel Kicillof criticised online betting platforms during a political event in Avellaneda, according to a media report. He announced no immediate ban or changes to existing licences. The report said the province had recently introduced a 2% withholding on prizes from instant-resolution games, with monthly receipts projected at ARS35bn to ARS40bn; players bear the withholding, while platforms remit it as substitute taxpayers.
Buenos Aires province will withhold 2% from winnings on online instant-resolution games, Government Minister Carlos Bianco said. The measure covers seven licensed platforms, which must file weekly declarations; the province estimates monthly receipts of ARS 35bn to ARS 40bn. The provincial government said proceeds will support health, education, social development and gambling-harm prevention programmes.
Buenos Aires' Instituto Provincial de Lotería y Casinos (IPLyC) signed a contract with Boldt on 27 August for the operation of three casinos over 20 years. The agreement covers the supply, maintenance and online control of electronic gaming machines, as well as refurbishment and related services; it includes an option to extend for one year. The IPLyC approved a resolution ratifying the contract and setting out the operational and contractual transition.
Buenos Aires’ Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute said it had filed complaints against two illegal sites that used Stake’s branding as an entry screen. The regulator said users were redirected to illegal betting platforms and that it had requested the domains be blocked; it listed seven authorised online betting platforms in the province.