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Police detain six over illegal horse-racing bets in San Juan

Enforcement & compliance

Police in Argentina detained six people on 10 January at a rural site in Cochagual, San Juan, where authorities said illegal horse races with betting were taking place. The detainees were notified of an alleged animal-cruelty offence, while administrative proceedings were opened over the unauthorised races and betting; a local court will determine their procedural status.

The case concerns enforcement against unauthorised betting activity and the people alleged to have organised or joined it.

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Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis link gambling self-exclusion systems

Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis signed an agreement to make voluntary gambling self-exclusions apply across all three Argentine provinces, according to the report. The system will cover physical casinos and authorised online platforms, and the regulators have up to 120 days to integrate their systems and implement secure information sharing.

Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis have signed an interprovincial agreement on voluntary gambling self-exclusion in Argentina. Under the agreement, a person who voluntarily asks to be restricted from gambling in one of the provinces will also be covered by that restriction in the other two.

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