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Argentina – Córdoba shortlists eight companies for online licenses
By James - 15 September 2022
The province of Córdoba has preselected eight companies to operate online gaming. Although Argentine province has the capacity to approve ten companies, it has only shortlisted eight, as Betway and Skill On Net were excluded.
Companies will have two weeks to contest their rejections and challenge other operators meaning that the number could be reduced and the field will narrow further. The lottery will have 15 days after that so that the final winners will be announced at the end of this month.
Having evaluated compliance with the requirements set out in order to offer online gambling in the province, it was determined that Biyemas and Skill On Net did not comply with exceeding at least one of the parties meeting the minimum amount of net worth according to local press. In the case of Betway and Picapertor Online, the companies did not comply with the requirement of presenting the entire original documents and copies in Spanish, since, according to the original resolution, the presentation was made “in draft format with observations and in English.”
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.
While the exact type of gambling that newly licensed operators has not been revealed for now it will not include numbers games such as “quiniela”, which will remain in the hands of the provincial Lottery.
