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Laura Clark proposes Buenos Aires youth gambling prevention programme

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Buenos Aires provincial senator Laura Clark introduced a bill to establish a gambling-harm prevention programme for people aged 12 to 18. The proposal includes school education, staff training, public impact reports and a prevention week in September; it would also address online betting, casino use and loot boxes.

If adopted, the bill would require education providers and provincial bodies to coordinate youth gambling-harm prevention measures.

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