Buenos Aires provincial deputies begin debating comprehensive online betting bill with biometric checks and advertising bans
By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Summary
Buenos Aires province's lower house began examining a bill to set up a comprehensive regime for online betting and to curb problem gambling. It would require real-time facial biometric checks, ban welcome bonuses and free bets, restrict advertising, require 100% national capital for licensees, and create a specialised prosecutor's office for illegal betting. Operators would also pay a levy equal to 100% of marketing spend plus a 3% monthly contribution on prizes paid. The regulator's head, Gonzalo Atanasof, is due to appear on 19 October, and the ruling bloc hopes for a floor vote on 20 October, subject to agreement.
Why it matters
The bill would impose biometric checks, advertising restrictions and new levies on online betting operators.