Live88 said it has partnered with BetWarrior to offer its live casino product in Buenos Aires. Live88 said it received approval from the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos earlier in 2024 and described itself as the only licensed live casino provider currently supplying the market.
The partnership adds a live casino supplier and operator to Buenos Aires’ regulated market.
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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.
Buenos Aires provincial deputy Roberto Vázquez proposed a bill to charge users to access online betting platforms and gambling venues, according to the report. The digital fee would equal ten minimum bets for the relevant game, and proceeds would fund prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research and training; the proposal also includes play limits, activity alerts, user identification and self-exclusion options.
The Buenos Aires Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute (IPLyC) signed a collaboration agreement with Fundación Nexum to expand problem-gambling prevention and early detection. The regulator said the work will include training, dialogue and awareness activities, with particular attention to illegal online gambling and its effects on younger people.