The Gambling, Lottery and Gambling Addiction Prevention Committee has scheduled a formal meeting on issues relating to online betting.
On November 12, the committee of the Provincial Congress of Buenos Aires will gather to consider the broad law on online betting presented by the political youth organization La Cámpora.
The latter has drafted a legislative proposal which consists of 64 articles distributed in seven titles. Among the proposed changes, La Cámpora demands deposit limits and stricter rules on how many times players can access platforms in one day.
The organization is asking the Government to impose apps to close a session after 60 continuous minutes of activity, subsequently blocking the user from logging back in for the following hour. Moreover, it believes platforms should block access for 24 hours if the user logs in three times a day.
Strict restrictions would also be applied to advertising. By banning advertising on public roads, public spaces and private spaces with public access, along with not allowing the use of the word "game," La Cámpora aims to curb gambling addiction within the province.
The proposed law would also require online casinos to allocate money to two newly established provincial funds: one for mental health programs and gambling treatment and the other for local sports organizations and scholarships.
According to a recent report analyzing Google Trends data, online betting searches in Buenos Aires have risen to 12 times their 2022 level. Searches for online casinos multiplied more than twentyfold since 2019, specifically during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Recently, the province of Chaco looked at banning people listed in the province's child support debtor registry from entering casinos, bingo halls and gaming venues. The measure has already been enacted in other provinces, such as Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires.
Argentinian Lotería de Río Negro recently launched a scheme allowing sports clubs across the province to receive a share of Bingo sales
