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Mexico – Lawmaker proposes advertising ban on sports betting
Deputy Andrés Pintos Caballero has presented a proposal to establish new restrictions on gambling advertising. The initiative seeks to modify article 243 of the Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting so that that the advertising and promotion of casinos and sports betting houses can only be made once the advertisement has been authorised by the Ministry…
Ecuador – President imposes advertising ban on sports betting
The president of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso has approved a ban on the advertising of sports betting. The measure, entered into force under Executive Decree 853, which was officially signed on August 23. The measures are part of wider regulations covering communications introduced at the end of 2022. In a statement Ecuador’s largest football competition, LigaPro,…
Brazil – Bill seeks to prohibit influencers from promoting gambling
Deputy Ricardo Ayres, a member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) into match fixing, has presented a bill to Congress which would prohibit internet celebrities and influencers from promoting gambling. Bill No. 3915/2023 would ban “the disclosure, promotion or endorsement of betting companies, casinos in general, gambling or any gambling-related activity by influencers and digital…
Argentina  – Lawmaker calls for tobacco like advertising ban
Deputy Marcela Campagnoli has put forward a bill that aims to restrict online gambling advertising. The aim of the initiative is to “prevent pathological online or virtual gambling in the area of the Argentine Republic and avoid the harmful consequences at the individual, family and social level that it causes.” The advertising of online…
Brazil – No justification for proposed advertising ban says head of Rio de Janeiro lottery
The head of the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery (Loterj) has announced that he is strongly opposed to a bill that would ban sports betting advertising. “Considering that advertising is the main means of disseminating sports betting services to bettors, the ban would completely make sports betting activity in our country unfeasible, after all, there…
Brazil – Senator wants sports betting ban during football matches
During the plenary session of the Senate long term opponent of gambling Senator Eduardo Girão called for a ban on ban on advertising during football matches. “Today, I watch football whenever I can. It is an aberration what we see at the edge of the field, ‘bet, bet, bet’ all the time. We should ban this on the edges of…
Chile – Ban on sports betting advertising takes another step forward
Chile’s lower house has given the go ahead to the bill that prohibits sports betting advertising. The initiative was presented by Deputy Marco Antonio Sulantay. “This shows that parliamentarians are aware that it is a problem that we must regulate and take care of it. Especially, because it is not acceptable that the million-dollar profits…
Chile – Vote on sports advertising ban delayed
Deputy Marco Antonio Sulantay has demanded that the bill that seeks to prohibit advertising during sports events be discussed after it was withdrawn from the Chamber of Deputies. The bill had been approved by the Sports Commission in the lower house and was scheduled for a vote this week. In December 2022 The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved…
Chile – Sportsbetting operators meet with lawmakers ahead of key vote
Lawmakers have met with online sportsbetting operators ahead of the vote to ban advertising during sporting events. The legal representative of Betano, Betsson, Coolbet, Esterlarbet and Latamwin in Chile, Carlos Baeza, assured local news portal El Dinamo that they were in talks with national legislators. Carlos Baeza explained that the clubs remained optimistic over the…
