Buenos Aires City’s Education Ministry launched a guide for secondary-school students and an awareness campaign on online betting. The material covers possible economic, emotional, school and family effects, and offers discussion resources for teachers and families.
The guide gives schools and families resources to discuss online betting risks with teenagers.
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Buenos Aires provincial deputy Valentín Miranda filed an information request asking Axel Kicillof’s government about implementation of the plan addressing problem gambling among adolescents, launched in July 2024. He seeks details on its current status, responsible agencies, assistance programmes, actions in schools and official data on minors’ participation in online betting.
Buenos Aires provincial senator Laura Clark introduced a bill to establish a gambling-harm prevention programme for people aged 12 to 18. The proposal includes school education, staff training, public impact reports and a prevention week in September; it would also address online betting, casino use and loot boxes.
LOTBA and the Council of the Magistracy in Buenos Aires signed a cooperation agreement to develop an educational guide on preventing gambling among minors. The report says the guide is intended for young people, parents and educators, and will cover signs of problematic gambling and ways to prevent access to illegal betting sites.
The Buenos Aires Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute (IPLyC) signed a collaboration agreement with Fundación Nexum to expand problem-gambling prevention and early detection. The regulator said the work will include training, dialogue and awareness activities, with particular attention to illegal online gambling and its effects on younger people.
Buenos Aires Province’s Ministry of Labour called AMS Casinos and AECN to a casino-sector technical meeting on 18 February at 14:00, the unions said. Casino operations resumed after their 24-hour strike on 14 February, and the unions suspended further action while awaiting responses to wage and working-condition demands.