The city of Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, is one of the main tourist destinations in Argentina and now offers the possibility to enjoy table games in casinos again.
Nearly two years after being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, table games have been reinstated at Casino Villa Carlos Paz and will be available for the summer season.
In the industry’s new start, the first number to appear on roulette was zero, kicking off the game after 21 months of inactivity.
A few kilometers west of the capital, the city is home to two casinos, which were the first in all of Cordoba, although five others were added later to reactivate the tables.
According to Silvia Ordoñez, assistant casino manager at Loteria de Córdoba, it is important to return to traditional games so that casinos can resume their functions.
Due to preventive measures against COVID-19, the gaming rooms had only been reopened with their slot machines. However, following proper sanitary protocol, table games like roulette or cards are back.
Córdoba joins debate for regulation of online gaming in Argentina
According to information shared by the Legislature of the Argentine province of Córdoba, the ‘Juntos por el Cambio’ block has introduced a bill to regulate online gambling at the state level.
Although the proposal has already caused controversy, especially on the part of the Church, the government of Cordoba, led by Governor Juan Schiaretti, has already announced that it will soon open the debate. However, both ‘Juntos por el Cambio’ (Together for Change) and Peronism have voices against the approval.
With the debate, Córdoba could join the list of provinces that regulated the activity, despite the lack of a federal regulatory framework. According to the authors of the bill, lawmakers Silvia Paleo and Orlando Arduh, based themselves on the regulation approved in the Province of Buenos Aires – which has not yet entered into force.
“The game exists, even in regimes that do not authorize it, it is played, it is harmful, it is a reality and unfortunately it exists. In the province of Córdoba it is not regulated and sooner or later it will have to be regulated”, said the provisional president of the Legislature, Oscar Gonzalez.
The bill to be debated establishes “the regulation of online gambling in different modalities, electronic, computerized, telematic and interactive media or those that, in the future, will be developed in the province of Córdoba in order to guarantee the protection of public order , eradicate illegal gambling and safeguard the rights of participants”.
