Entre Ríos Governor Rogelio Frigerio chaired an expanded cabinet meeting on 3 September 2025 to review the provincial gambling regulator IAFAS’s work. IAFAS president Carlos Moyano presented a recent activity report, and the meeting reviewed transparency, operational modernisation, digital processes and internal organisation.
The review covered IAFAS’s operations, including its management of gambling and casinos in Entre Ríos.
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A resolution proposal in Entre Ríos’ provincial Chamber of Deputies asks the executive to explain plans concerning a possible closure of the La Paz casino. The proposal says around 20 families could be affected and asks for details on workers, locations and alternatives; the potential effects could extend to Federación and Chajarí.
IAFAS Entre Ríos passed an external audit of the IRAM ALEA Reference No. 19 standard, the lottery and gaming sector’s specific standard. The auditor said the reviewed processes met its requirements and will recommend that IRAM extend the certificate for three years; the certification body has not yet issued the extension.
Entre Ríos province opened bids for structural repairs to the front block of the IAFAS building in the provincial capital. The work will address cracks and differential settlement, using reinforced-concrete piles and excavation to seven metres; IAFAS will finance the project, which has a 365-day execution period.
The government of Entre Ríos and the Instituto de Ayuda Financiera a la Acción Social de Entre Ríos (IAFAS) opened bids for repair works on the front block of the IAFAS building in the provincial capital. The tender was launched through the Ministry of Planning and Infrastructure, according to the provincial government. The building is at 25 de Mayo street number 255 in the provincial capital.
A court in La Paz, Entre Ríos, sentenced a man to three years’ suspended imprisonment for operating unauthorised online gambling, following an investigation prompted by a complaint from IAFAS. Judge Ramón A. Lell found him responsible under Article 301 bis of Argentina’s Penal Code; the ruling said the operation used a cashier to handle bets.
Entre Ríos’ IAFAS has introduced technology programmes with the Córdoba Lottery to limit access to unauthorised gambling sites, according to deputy manager Martín Balzarini. The regulator also said it monitors online promotion of illegal betting with Meta and coordinates operations with provincial police; it has filed a criminal complaint over adverts allegedly using the Casino Mayorazgo’s identity. IAFAS said it would keep traditional table games operating in its venues.