Buenos Aires revives its gambling commission to debate online betting and underage play

The Buenos Aires provincial Chamber of Deputies will reconvene its Commission on Games of Chance, Lottery, and Prevention of Problem Gambling on Wednesday, September 16 at noon. For PSPs and operators, the point is not the ceremony — it is the possibility that more than 50 stalled online betting bills could be pushed into one working text, with a focus on minors and ad restrictions.

1. The commission meeting is the second one of the year in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to Diputados Bonaerenses, the agenda centers on proposals tied to the prevention of problem gambling, with the lawmakers behind the initiatives also invited to explain and defend their drafts before any attempt at consensus.
2. Over the last two years, more than 50 bill proposals related to online betting in Argentina have entered the Buenos Aires provincial legislature. Many of them have expired without ever being discussed in committee, which is exactly the bottleneck this revived commission is meant to address.
3. One of the main proposals under review is a public awareness campaign on the risks of problem gambling, paired with a hotline for affected people. Another key item is a ban on betting advertisements aimed at minors, a topic that has gained traction as online gambling grows among younger users.
4. The commission will also look at training programs organized by Lotería y Casinos, aimed at explaining the risks of digital betting. The stated audience is both the education community and society at large, which matters because these programs often become the practical foundation for later compliance and advertising rules.
5. As a local precedent, the agenda includes an ordinance passed by the Castelli municipal council, a Buenos Aires municipality, which blocks access to betting platforms through Wi-Fi networks available in schools and state buildings. In legislative terms, that gives the province a concrete model for tightening access in public environments if it decides to move from committee discussion to a broader law.