Chaco lawmakers propose blocking registered child-support debtors from gambling
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Frente Chaqueño deputies reportedly presented bill 2640/2026 in Chaco on 28 October to bar people listed in the ReDAM from casinos, bingo halls and regulated online betting. The proposal would require checks before entry or online access, with the provincial executive and Lotería Chaqueña responsible for enabling automated registry checks.
A bill has been presented in Argentina's Chaco province to stop people listed in the Registro de Deudores Alimentarios Morosos (ReDAM), the child-support debtors registry, from entering casinos, bingo halls and other gambling establishments. The proposal was presented on 28 October and would amend law 1083, which the registry belongs to. The bill, numbered 2640/2026, was authored by deputies of the Frente Chaqueño bloc.
Besides barring access to physical gambling venues, the initiative would also restrict betting on regulated online betting sites in the province. Under the proposal, venues would have to apply identification and verification mechanisms before players enter. If a person on the registry is detected, they would have to be refused entry or have their ability to carry out new operations suspended.
For online platforms, the proposal provides for technological tools allowing an automated and secure check of a user's registry status before the user enters the site. If the user is registered, the measure would prevent new operations, prohibit the opening of accounts and require breaches to be reported to the enforcement authority. The provincial executive, in coordination with Lotería Chaqueña, would be responsible for putting in place the technological mechanisms needed for automated registry checks on online platforms. The regulator would also be responsible for sanctioning civil or criminal infringements as appropriate.
In the text, the deputies say the purpose of the maintenance obligation is to guarantee the material conditions needed for the development of those who are growing up. The bill states that this covers not only food but also housing, clothing, medical care, education and other basic needs. On why it focuses on gambling, the proposal says the expansion of digital gambling and betting platforms creates a new scenario requiring legislative responses. It adds that it is reasonable for people on the registry not to be able to open or keep active betting accounts while their arrears continue.