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Roberto Vázquez proposes gambling access charge in Buenos Aires 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.
Buenos Aires lawmakers consider online gambling ban and regulatory proposal
Lawmakers in Buenos Aires Province are considering a bill to prohibit online sports betting and casino games, while a separate proposal combines 27 initiatives on gambling regulation. The second proposal includes tighter advertising rules, biometric identity checks and measures against illegal gambling; it may advance by the end of the legislative year. No voting date has been set for the proposed ban.
Buenos Aires Province is considering two proposals on online gambling, five years after the first regulated operators began operating there. Senator Federico Fagioli has introduced a bill that would ban online sports betting and casino games across the province. Separately, the provincial Chamber of Deputies is developing a regulatory proposal that combines 27 initiatives. No voting date has been set for Fagioli's bill, while the regulatory proposal is intended to move forward by the end of the legislative year.
Buenos Aires province passes law regulating school screen use over illegal betting
The Buenos Aires Province Legislature passed a law regulating mobile phone and screen use in primary and secondary schools. The bill, introduced by provincial lawmaker Martín Rozas, covers students aged six to 17 and requires schools to educate pupils on screen-time risks and illegal online betting. Rozas said the measure gives adolescents a safer space within educational institutions.
AMS disputes Buenos Aires 80% illegal online gambling estimate
Argentina's casino administration and services union AMS has questioned the IPLyC's estimate that 80% of online gambling in Buenos Aires province is illegal, its general secretary Roberto Páez told Extra Radio 102.1. Páez said the union's figures are far from the official data but gave no alternative numbers, and called for a specialised prosecutor's office and worker involvement in the regulatory debate. IPLyC president Gonzalo Atanasof told provincial legislators the illegal market is worth about US$3.6bn.
ALEA's Ida López backs Buenos Aires betting regulation after 'Lei Lula' proposal
Ida López, president of the Argentine association of state lotteries, pools and casinos (ALEA), defended regulation of betting in Buenos Aires after a senator proposed a so-called
Ida López, president of the Argentine association of state lotteries, pools and casinos (ALEA), commented on the "Lei Lula" proposal presented in Buenos Aires, which seeks to prohibit online betting.