Buenos Aires stops issuing licences citing ‘alarming frequency’ of underage gambling

by SBC News
3 minutes read
The Executive of Buenos Aires will no longer issue online gaming licences in a bid to tackle gambling addiction amongst minors.

Announced yesterday by Jorge Macri, Chief of Government of Buenos Aires, the city is officially closing the registry of gambling licences, announcing a immediate “review of the 11 in force”. A fundamental part of this is said to consist of the “process of age verification of gamblers in the sites’ registry”.

Whilst the sector remained at the centre of public discussion due to various advancing measures against its marketing and advertising, numerous legislators have finally presented proposals to limit it, arguing that there has been an increase in pathological gambling among under 18s.

The head of the Argentine capital decided to take measures through the Lottery of the City of Buenos Aires (LOTBA), the regulatory body which launched BA’s online gambling regime in 2020.

LOTBA has now closed the call for applications to grant online gambling licences, but ..

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