Prediction markets were the topic of the day, as the Association of State Lotteries, Quinielas and Casinos of Argentina (ALEA) held its 70th extraordinary assembly.
The meeting took place in Puerto Madryn, in the province of Chubut, and brought together members of ALEA’s Board of Legal Representatives.
The meeting, organized with the Chubut Social Assistance Institute as host, included two panels, one on prediction markets and another that used the World Cup as a stress test for the country’s regulated market.
Ida López, who chairs both ALEA and the Mendoza Provincial Gaming and Casinos Institute, and Ramiro Ibarra, President of the Chubut institute, led the opening.
Macarena Acuipil, Chubut’s Secretary General of Government, and Enzo Terrera, Puerto Madryn’s Undersecretary of Government, also attended. Authorities from 20 jurisdictions and representatives of the main industry companies took part.
The first panel, titled “Prediction markets and gambling regulation: international experiences and an agenda for Argentina,” featured Damián Pando of Inverclub, Agustín Li Gambi of IJAN and Tomás García Botta of MF Estudio Abogados.
The conversations focused on regulation and strengthening legal gambling, with particular attention to prediction markets, sports betting integrity and new supervision challenges.
The second panel, related to the World Cup, included José María Amondarain of BetWarrior Argentina, Federico Rutt of Casino Club and Ignacio Lobos Oroño of Bplay, with Sebastián Vivot of LOTBA as moderator.
The agenda also included institutional business. The assembly addressed the update of the National Gambling Report for Argentina 2026, which adds new variables on betting habits, social perceptions and risk factors, and the presentation of the first-half 2026 Gambling Map, a tool that compiles territorial information on authorized and regulated gambling in the country.
ALEA also announced pre-enrollment for the 2027 cycle of the university technical degree in gambling management and administration that it promotes with UPATecO.
ALEA brings together Argentina's state-run lotteries and gaming authorities
