Patricia Bullrich plans to advance gambling harm bill in Argentina Senate
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Argentine senator Patricia Bullrich said she would push for Senate consideration of a bill on gambling harm prevention and online betting regulation in the coming weeks. The bill passed the Chamber of Deputies on 27 November 2024 and could lose parliamentary status on 30 November if the required steps are not taken. Its measures include advertising and sponsorship restrictions, age checks, prevention tools and action against illegal gambling.
Argentine senator Patricia Bullrich said she would push for Senate consideration of a bill to prevent gambling harm among children and regulate online betting in the coming weeks.
The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill on 27 November 2024. It could lose parliamentary status on 30 November if the steps needed to keep it active are not taken. The proposed measures include advertising and sponsorship restrictions, age verification, prevention tools and action against illegal gambling.
Bullrich, who leads the La Libertad Avanza bloc, said gambling harm among children affects families that often do not know how to help. She reportedly informed her bloc of the decision without first coordinating it with the national government, amid tensions with the executive.
Bullrich's announcement followed calls from the Argentine Episcopal Conference for the Senate to advance the bill. Its president, Monsignor Marcelo Colombo, had asked legislators not to let the bill's lower-house approval lapse. Academic, scientific and clinical professionals backed the call and sought regulation with particular attention to protecting children and adolescents.