Tag Archives: Argentina PRO

New BA governor Kicillof appoints Omar Galdurralde as IPLyC lead

SBC News New BA governor Kicillof appoints Omar Galdurralde as IPLyC lead

Argentine business news sources report that newly elected Governor of Buenos Aires Province Axel Kicillof is set to appoint close associate Omar Galdurralde as the new Director-General of the Argentine Provinces Board for Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC). Kicillof, Argentina’s former Economic Minister, takes charge of Buenos Aires executive having won BA Province’s 27 October governorship election against former incumbent Maria …

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Macri blow threatens Buenos Aires gambling agenda

SBC News Macri blow threatens Buenos Aires gambling agenda

Industry observers will be monitoring Argentine political movements closely following a week of ‘primary shocks’, which may impact the progress of Buenos Aires launching its approved regulated online gambling marketplace. Last week, the Argentine public shunned President Mauricio Macri and the PRO Party at the nation’s Primary Elections, Argentina’s run-off candidacy format prior to the General Elections scheduled for 27 …

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Buenos Aires approves Vidal gambling decree with altered tax framework

SBC News Buenos Aires approves Vidal gambling decree with altered tax framework

The executive of Buenos Aires has signed into law the mandate of the ‘2019 Budget Law’, which revamps BA’s gambling framework, introducing Argentina’s first online gambling legislative code, operating within the province of Buenos Aires. Last December, BA districts approved Decree 181 of the 2019 Budget Law, allowing for seven BA online gambling licenses to be granted, servicing sports betting, …

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Argentine football demands that Macri & Vidal tango on BA gambling reforms

SBC News Argentine football demands that Macri & Vidal tango on BA gambling reforms

Political rifts are developing in Buenos Aires, as Argentina’s biggest football clubs and the governance of the Superliga and Argentine FA (AFA) demand that football is rewarded in the upcoming reform of BA’s gambling laws. Argentine Superliga and AFA officials have demanded that President Mauricio Macri (Argentina PRO), leader of the Cambiemos governing coalition, move to suspend the Buenos Aires …

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Argentina PRO moves forward with Buenos Aires’ gambling restructure

SBC News Argentina PRO moves forward with Buenos Aires' gambling restructure

The Executive of Buenos Aires is preparing to vote on legislations attached to its 2019 Budget plan which will approve online gambling services within Argentina’s biggest province. The mandate is headed up by BA Governor Maria Eugenia Vidal, who seeks to raise funds for BA’s newly created ‘FIDES – Social Development & Integration Fund’. Argentine news sources report that BA’s …

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Buenos Aires Governor calls for a review of online gambling

SBC News Buenos Aires Governor calls for a review of online gambling

The Senate for Buenos Aires, Argentina’s largest province is reported to be reviewing legalising online gambling activities. The first set of proposals attached to Buenos Aires 2019 Budget has been put forward by BA Governor Maria Eugenia Vidal, seeking to revamp the province’s legislative gambling framework. Argentine news sources report that BA’s governing Argentina PRO party (centrist-right) seeks to issue …

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