🪗 Argentina🇦🇷: new bill on gambling regulation

🪗 Argentina🇦🇷: new bill on gambling regulation

Senator Anabel Fernández Sagasti proposed reconsidering the bill S-1300/24, aimed at creating a regulatory framework for online gambling and betting.

🎯 What does the bill propose❓

🔹 A complete ban on advertising for gambling and betting in the media, on social networks, and in campaigns involving celebrities and influencers.

🔹 Warnings about the risks of gambling addiction on authorized platforms. Biometric verification would also be required to prevent access by people under the age of 18.

🔹 Payments would be permitted only through debit cards and digital wallets. All credit products and social cards would be excluded.

🔹 Deposit limits.

🔹 Time limits on gambling: once the maximum session time is reached, the session would automatically end, and play could not resume until 10 hours had passed.

🎯 What penalties would operators face for violations❓

⬆️ Fines ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 UVA units, with higher fines in cases of repeat violations.

⬆️ Temporary blocking or license revocation.

⬆️ A prison sentence of 1 to 4 years for providing credentials that enable minors to participate.

⬆️ If a legal entity is blocked, its partners, members and management could assume joint and several liability. The proposal would allocate the proceeds from fines to gambling-addiction prevention and treatment, including prevention and awareness programs.

🎯 What other measures are included❓

🟠 Creation of a national register of operator licenses.

🟠 Agreements with companies, public authorities and nonprofit organizations for the identification, blocking and removal of content related to illegal gambling.

🟠 Blocking online access to betting in schools, public spaces and through free Wi-Fi networks.

🟠 Implementation of parental-control tools.

🟠 Creation of a national self-exclusion program (ReNA).

The proposal establishes a broad framework covering advertising, access, payment methods, protection of minors and gambling-addiction prevention. The regulatory context, however, remains complex.

🎯 Context: the bill was approved by Congress at the end of 2024. However, in May 2026, the government submitted its own proposal, which takes a considerably more flexible approach. The government bill would prohibit only advertising by unauthorized operators and contains no restrictions on payment methods. As a result, the two proposals remain in conflict, and the legislative process could be prolonged.

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