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 opposition, especially from the Church, the government of Cordoba, led by Governor Juan Schiaretti, has already announced that it will soon open the debate. However, in both ‘Juntos por el Cambio’ (Together for Change) and Peronism there are 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”.
The province of Corrientes regulated online gambling in the first quarter of the year
In March of this year, the province of Corrientes, Argentina, released through Resolution No. 0615-I the rules for the online market, covering online betting, horse racing, online casinos, live casino, bingo and virtual games.
The Lotteries and Casinos Institute (ILCC) was responsible for supervising companies in the segment in order to comply with the Basic Regulations for Gaming and Betting.
The measure published in the Official Gazette of Corrientes on March 3 this year determines that if an international operator wants to receive authorization, it must comply with the terms of the Temporary Union of Companies (UTE) and with a national company.
