The Buenos Aires provincial Chamber of Deputies passed a bill bringing trotting races under the province’s Turf Law. The measure provides for official trotting venues subject to authorisation requirements and sets out rules for horse registration, anti-doping checks and betting; it now advances to establish the official venues.
The bill would extend provincial oversight to trotting venues, betting and related agencies.
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The Buenos Aires Province Legislature passed a law regulating mobile phone and screen use in primary and secondary schools. The bill, introduced by provincial lawmaker Martín Rozas, covers students aged six to 17 and requires schools to educate pupils on screen-time risks and illegal online betting. Rozas said the measure gives adolescents a safer space within educational institutions.
Argentina's casino administration and services union AMS has questioned the IPLyC's estimate that 80% of online gambling in Buenos Aires province is illegal, its general secretary Roberto Páez told Extra Radio 102.1. Páez said the union's figures are far from the official data but gave no alternative numbers, and called for a specialised prosecutor's office and worker involvement in the regulatory debate. IPLyC president Gonzalo Atanasof told provincial legislators the illegal market is worth about US$3.6bn.
Ida López, president of the Argentine association of state lotteries, pools and casinos (ALEA), defended regulation of betting in Buenos Aires after a senator proposed a so-called
Ida López, president of the Argentine association of state lotteries, pools and casinos (ALEA), commented on the "Lei Lula" proposal presented in Buenos Aires, which seeks to prohibit online betting.
Reportedly, the gambling, lottery and gambling-addiction prevention committee of Buenos Aires province's Senate met with different blocs to hear their views on the online gambling bill.
The gambling, lottery and gambling-addiction prevention committee of the Buenos Aires province Senate met with Gonzalo Atanasof, according to the report.
Neighbourhood clubs in Buenos Aires province have publicly backed a major online gambling bill presented by provincial deputies. The clubs announced their support for the proposed legislation.
Neighbourhood clubs in Buenos Aires province have publicly backed an online gambling bill presented by provincial deputies Facundo Tignanelli and Micaela Olivetto, according to the report. The bill seeks to regulate the sector in the province.