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Argentina – Bids put forward for online gambling licences in Córdoba
By James - 11 August 2022
A total of ten bids for licences to operate online gambling in the province of Córdoba have been put forward. National and international companies submitted their joint offers for the ten licences scheduled to go live for 18 October this year.
On Friday, August 5, the first part of the process took place. Under the licensing process Argentine and foreign companies may work together to operate online gambling. Atlántica de Juego put forward an offer with Rush Street Interactive. Casino de Victoria appeared together with Betsson. The Cordoba Entertainment and Tourism Company (CET) joined, Daruma Sam, a company which operates sports betting in Paraguay. Local bingo operator Binbaires with Intralot Internacional and player account management platform Ondiss put forward another offer. The two companies already work together in Argentina in the provinces of Neuquén and Buenos Aires, as well as the City of Buenos Aires.
According to the Córdoba Lottery Betway Group with Picaperto Online (owned by businessman Nicolás Glazman) put forward an offer as did a company Impresora Internacional de Valores (IVISA) which put forward a bid without any international partners.
Those seeking a license without a partner are also Iberargen, which operates several bingo halls in the province of Buenos Aires. Meanwhile Boldt put forward an offer with SG Digital while Slots Machines S.A also put forward a bid. Argentine company Argentine company Grupo Slots, Biyemas from Buenos Aires, Skill On Net and Licencias Córdoba put forward another combined offer.
The second phase of the tender will take place on August 19, and once analyzed, the pre-awards will be made on September 2, although there will be time for challenges until the 16th. The contracts will be signed on October 11, and the entry into force of the concession will take place on October 18.
The province of Córdoba passed rules that give online casinos and sports betting the green light in May. Both Argentine and foreign companies were invited to take part in the tender while The Córdoba Lottery will oversee online gaming once it is up and running. According to the licensing requirements companies or individuals may form a Union Temporal de Empresas (UTE). A UTE is a legal term meaning that two or more companies or individuals submit a joint offer to a public bid. They expressly commit themselves to incorporate a UTE in case they are finally awarded the contract.
