The debate has been fast-tracked after “five opposition blocs in Congress” united to support a proposal that prohibits “any form of advertising or sponsorship promoting gaming and betting companies”.
Civic Committees, responsible for creating a federal framework to reduce gambling-related harm and address pathological behaviours, back the measure.
Thee committees of Addiction Prevention, Social Action, Communications, Criminal Legislation, and Families and Youth, are working together to finalise policies for a new federal bill on gambling protections. The bill aims to establish a federal law to overrides existing state regulations on gambling.
The strengthening of underage protections is the central focus of the Civic Committees’ working project on federal gambling regulations.
This summer, Jorge Macri, Chief Governor of Buenos Aires, bann..