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Bullrich says Argentina Senate will consider child gambling bill in coming weeks

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Argentina Senate bloc leader Patricia Bullrich said on 6 November that senators would consider a bill on child gambling harm and online betting advertising in the coming weeks. The Chamber of Deputies passed the proposal in November 2024; it would restrict advertising across media and sports venues and require operators to verify players’ identity and age through biometric checks linked to RENAPER. Bullrich gave no date for a debate or vote.

Operators may face advertising restrictions and biometric identity and age checks if senators approve the bill.

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Tolosa Paz proposes directing ARS5.33bn to problem-gambling prevention

Argentine deputy Victoria Tolosa Paz proposed allocating about 5.33bn pesos from online gambling tax revenue to the IACOP programme, with 25% for minors. She said the tax had raised 106bn pesos from January to August 2026 and called for the Senate to advance a bill on online gambling and problem-gambling prevention.

Argentine national deputy Victoria Tolosa Paz, who chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on addiction prevention and narcotrafficking control, proposed that funds from the online gambling tax go to preventing problem gambling. She made the proposal after an informational meeting on 4 November between that committee and the committee on families, children and youth, which dealt with problem gambling, especially among minors.

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