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Argentina – Santa Fe senate approves online bill
The Senate of the province of Santa Fe sanctioned several bills sent by the Executive Branch, headed by Governor Maximiliano Pullaro. Among them was the online gambling bill. Online gaming was approved without any changes. The initiative, which was approved unanimously, “establishes regulations for the development and exploitation of the activity of games of chance, sports…
Argentina – Government cuts hit casino sector ahead of summer season
The election of Javier Gerardo Milei as the new President of Argentina is already effecting the state run casino sector in the province of Buenos Aires according to reports in local press. Milei plans to make steep government spending cuts as part of an ambitious austerity program to balance the budget. The libertarian plans to privatize…
Argentina – Necochea casino could still be sold
The mayor of Necochea, Arturo Rojas, told press that he was looking at the possibility of resuming the sale process of the once well known Necochea casino on the Atlantic coast. However it could be some time before the sale is launched and it will depend on a number of factors. “There are issues that do…
Argentina – Santa Fe online bill sent to the senate
In the last regular legislative session of the year, the Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe approved and sent to the Senate a project to regulate online gambling in the province. The initiative was sanctioned with 38 votes in favour and rejected by six legislators. The bill was promoted by Fabián Bastia and Marcelo González both…
Argentina – Online gambling to launch in Córdoba after presidential elections
The government of Córdoba province has announced that online gambling will finally go live. The launch is scheduled to take place 48 hours after the presidential runoff election between Sergio Massa and Javier Milei which will be held on November 19. However according to the lottery from November 21 and for 45 days, until January 5, the…
Argentina – Construction of new hotel and casino begins in Tucumán
The Argentine Federation of Rental and Horizontal Building Workers (FATERYH) has begun the development of a new hotel-casino in Tucumán. The 4-star development will be located in the town of El Cadillal an increasingly popular tourist destination. The work was inaugurated in recent days with the presence of the governor of Tucumán, Juan Manzur. It involves an investment of about…
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…
Argentina – Buenos Aires looks to prevent match fixing with Sportradar
The Lottery of the City of Buenos Aires (LOTBA) has signed an agreement with sports technology company Sportradar which will help the city government in its efforts to combat match fixing and fraud. The document was signed by Martín Garcia Santillán and Federico Cattadori, President and Manager of Gaming and Betting Control for the city…
Argentina – Dispute over slots and casinos in Chaco province ends
According to a court ruling company Casinos del Litoral SA and its concessionaire “Casinos del Chaco” must relinquish the licences for 17 slot parlours that were awarded by Decree No. 303 February 27, 2014. The head of the Civil and Commercial Court No. 6, Jorge Mladen Sinkovich, rejected an appeal filed by the Chaco Lottery,…
