The Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies approved a commission on gambling, lotteries and problem gambling at its first session of the year on 24 February. It will consider accumulated proposals, including measures on online betting, gambling advertising and prevention of gambling harm.
The commission will review proposals affecting gambling regulation, online betting and advertising in Buenos Aires Province.
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Buenos Aires provincial deputies approved a commission to review gambling policy and related legislative initiatives during the first session of the legislative year, reportedly on 25 February 2026. Its remit covers gambling authorisation and oversight, online betting, advertising and measures addressing problem gambling; provincial lottery chief Gonzalo Atanasof said officials were developing rules for online gambling advertising.
Micaela Olivetto will chair the Gambling, Lottery and Prevention of Gambling Addiction Commission in the Buenos Aires provincial legislature, while Fernando Rovello is expected to serve as vice-chair. The appointments still require formal confirmation by chamber president Alejandro Dichiara; the commission will consider proposals covering gambling regulation, online betting and advertising.
Buenos Aires province’s Chamber of Deputies gambling committee is scheduled to debate a proposed online gambling bill on 12 November, the committee said, as reported. The proposal would restrict advertising, require deposit and session limits, and make platforms contribute 3 per cent of monthly authorised online betting prizes; companies would also pay an amount equal to their spending on advertising and user acquisition. The bill could receive a committee opinion before a joint plenary discussion.
Buenos Aires province’s Chamber of Deputies gambling committee has scheduled a debate on a proposed online gambling law for 12 November, the committee said. Deputies Facundo Tignanelli and Micaela Olivetto introduced the bill in early October, with measures addressing online gambling, advertising and gambling addiction.
Buenos Aires province’s Chamber of Deputies is due to consider a proposed online betting regime in committee on 12 November, the initiative’s sponsors Facundo Tignanelli and Micaela Olivetto said. The bill would require real-time facial verification and 100% national capital for licensees, restrict advertising and ban promotional incentives; it could receive a committee opinion.
A Buenos Aires province legislative committee is due to debate a bill on 12 November that would change the conditions for authorised online betting platforms. The bill, sponsored by Fuerza Patria deputies Facundo Tignanelli and Micaela Olivetto, could receive a committee opinion at the meeting.
Kaizen Gaming said proposed restrictions in Buenos Aires province, including a bill to prohibit online gambling, could drive players to illegal offshore sites. Regulatory affairs senior manager Gabriel Buenos said the company supports player-protection measures but believes proposals should be assessed for their effect on the regulated market. He also cited estimates that offshore sites account for 80% of online gambling in Argentina.
Kaizen Gaming cautioned that plans to prohibit internet betting in Buenos Aires province risk sending more players to illegal offshore sites. Gabriel Buenos, a senior regulatory affairs manager at Kaizen Gaming, said the operator favours strong regulation but cautioned against steps that would send more players offshore. The company's Betano brand holds a licence in the province.