A man was sentenced to three years in prison for organizing and operating an unauthorized system to capture bets for online casinos, marking the first criminal conviction for illegal gambling in the province.
The measure is expected to generate ARS35bn to ARS40bn per month for a provincial fund supporting health, education and social development programs.
Fe.Me.Bal. says anyone collecting or transmitting live match information for betting purposes will be immediately removed from its venues.
The ordinance prohibits betting and casino advertising across public transport, streets and municipal media.
The provincial lottery and casino regulator forecasts an increase in its contribution to the province while unifying its online gambling platforms and confronting physical casino closures.
Authorities arrested the owner and seized 25 gaming machines at a clandestine gambling point in the historic Buenos Aires neighborhood.
A legal mechanism that channels provincial gambling revenue to nonprofit entities will benefit a school for children with motor disabilities and a special-education institute to its beneficiaries.
The Asociación de Loterías Estatales Argentinas brought together more than 130 participants to a Buenos Aires seminar on money laundering and terrorism financing prevention.
The provincial lottery signed agreements to fund a sports facility renovation and a full refurbishment of a cultural association's headquarters.
Federal prosecutors in Argentina are investigating a series of casino transactions involving chips purchased at Casino Central in Mar del Plata and later redeemed in cash at Trilenium Casino in Tigre.