Brazil’s National Institute of Social Security (INSS) is reportedly looking at how to ban social benefits as payments for sports betting. In an interview with news outlet Estadão, INSS President Alessandro Stefanutto shared that his organisation – in charge of distributing welfare funds to disabled and low-income elderly people – is in the process of creating research that will show…
Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday moved forward with the approval of a bill to modify the regulation of online gambling, including a possible ban on advertising and sponsorship. During a meeting, the committees on Addiction Prevention and Drug Trafficking Control; Social Action and Public Health; Communications and Information Technology; Criminal Legislation; and Families, Children and Youth…
Influencers and ambassadors play a crucial role in promoting bookmakers, they are the faces of brands, the voices of entertainment and one of the main bridges of connection between operators and the end consumer. And as in any market, they have the opportunity to leverage their marketing or throw it out the window. So how…
Betnacional, the sports betting and online gaming platform of Grupo NSX, launched its responsible gaming portal yesterday, November 6. The initiative aims to promote safe and mindful practices for Brazilian users. The new site explains how tools like deposit limits and self-assessment tests work, and it provides contacts for specialised support in dealing with gambling…
The Córdoba Lottery has implemented three applications to help with parental control and blocking online gambling sites. This week, the agency verified and certified Gamban, Betblocker and Qustodio, the three apps it made available to legal guardians of minors in the province. They are installed on the device of the adult and the minor, allowing the blocking of access to…
The Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos ( IPLyC ) of the province of Buenos Aires led a meeting to prevent online gambling among minors. The head of the IPLyC, Gonzalo Atanasof , participated together with the Undersecretary of Mental Health, Problematic Consumption and Violence, Julieta Calmels , and the mayor of Florencio Varela, Andres Watson , in the first meeting within the framework of…
The Ombudsman of the Argentine province of Córdoba has shared a survey carried out with teenagers between 14 and 17-years-old from public and private schools, which highlighted that 18.7 percent have gambled on online sites in the last six months. The report published this week, “Online Gambling”, shared by the Deputy Ombudsman, Carlos Galoppo , was based on data collected…
Last week, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , signed and published, in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU), decree 12,110, which creates the National Secretariat for Sports Betting and Economic Development of Sport . The new secretariat, which reports to the Ministry of Sports, will be divided into the departments of Promotion, Entrepreneurship and…
A bill has been presented in the Argentinian province of Buenos Aires to ban the presence of ATMs in land-based gambling venues.
According to SBC Noticias, Legislator Daniela Reich’s proposal covers “bingo halls and casinos, slot machine rooms, racetracks or any public area in which bets are made for money or any other means of payment”.
Reich stated: “Considering the immediate availability of money as a concrete action that encourages compulsive gambling, we propose that the prohibition be through a law, with concrete and temporary effect, so that the executive branch can comply with its effective implementation within a period of two months.”
The proposal to prohibit ATMs at casinos follows a measure taken by Governor Axel Kicillof in 2022 which enabled electronic payment methods, repealing a 2016 decision of the previous administration which removed them from gaming halls.
However, the 2022 measure was reversed by Resolution 693, which was published in the Official Gazette on Ap..
The government of the province of Buenos Aires announced a “ Comprehensive Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of Adolescent Gambling Addiction ”. Through this, the authorities seek to strengthen the mechanisms for preventing online gambling among minors and the treatment measures for those who suffer from pathological behavior. According to the Minister of Government, Carlos Bianco , the…