Buenos Aires provincial deputy Viviana Guzzo introduced a bill to bar registered child-support debtors and people jointly liable for those debts from online gambling accounts and betting. The proposal would amend provincial laws 15.079 and 13.074; it has not been approved.
If passed, the bill would require operators in Buenos Aires to restrict accounts, deposits and bets by the specified people.
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A bill in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province proposes rules on time spent gambling online. The initiative would change requirements for online gambling platform operations.
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.
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.
Reportedly, a senator has tabled a draft bill in Argentina that would prohibit online gambling in the Province of Buenos Aires. The proposal is dubbed the "Lula Law". No further details of the bill were available in the source.
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.