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Online gambling regulation could hit a potential roadblock in Córdoba over the capital’s refusal to allow online gambling within the city limits.  The government passed rules that give online casinos and sports betting the green light in May. In September the province preselected eight companies to operate online gaming. Both Argentine and foreign companies were invited…

Despite a slight delay online gambling is now expected to go live in the province of Córdoba just ahead of the World Cup. The original schedule for the roll out was the 20th of October  as the contracts should have been signed between the lottery and the eight companies that were awarded the licence to…

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…

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…

Slot hall operator Compañía de Entretenimientos y Turismo (CET) has filed a judicial appeal to stop the opening of the tender for ten online gaming permits. The operator has had a contract with Lotería de Córdoba since 2002 which grants it the right to be the sole operator in the entire territory beyond the capital, where…

At the request of the Lottery of Córdoba, legal authorities have blocked www.pokerstars.com as well as other online operators, from organizing and promoting betting without proper authorisation from the Lottery. Although the entire list of blocked sites is not yet known, local authorities told local press that it encompasses all those sites, which can be…

The Ministry of Finance for the province of Córdoba has announced that it will begin to apply a tax on online gaming transactions. The new tax, which will go into effect in January, aims to generate around $75m (US$4.4m) a year for state coffers. Credit cards will be responsible for charging players for any online…

Three legislators from the province of Córdoba, Aurelio García Elorrio, Juan Pablo Quinteros and Liliana Montero, have denounced a number of irregularities centring on the construction of the Ansenuza Hotel Casino and Spa. The legislators have provided what they argue is further evidence to prosecutor Gustavo Dalma and drawn attention to architectural firm Federico Weskamp…

Gross revenues for the 4,000 slot parlours located in 17 cities in the province of Cordoba stood at US$140m during 2015, 31 per cent more than the previous year and 336 per cent more than six years ago. According to statistics released by the Lottery of Cordoba (Córdoba Lottery SA), which is the body responsible…