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Buenos Aires lawmakers begin debate on online betting bill

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The Buenos Aires provincial legislature’s gambling and lottery committee scheduled an information meeting on a bill to regulate online betting, according to reports. The proposal would require facial biometric checks at account opening, login, deposits and withdrawals, and on bets above a threshold set by regulation. Lawmakers planned a joint committee review ahead of a chamber session scheduled for 20 October.

If enacted, the proposal would impose identity checks, player safeguards and advertising restrictions on operators in Buenos Aires province.

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AMS disputes Buenos Aires 80% illegal online gambling estimate

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.

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