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Buenos Aires finalises licensing regime but doubts remain on launch approval

SBC News Buenos Aires finalises licensing regime but doubts remain on launch approval

2021 has kicked off to strong LatAm developments, as ‘IPLyC’  – the regulatory authority of gambling for the province of Buenos Aires – concludes its year long online gambling licensing process. The publishing of BA’s executive gazette on 31 December disclosed the seven ‘business partnerships’ that have been allowed to form online gambling ventures servicing Buenos Aires province – Argentina’s …

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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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IPLyC lays out criteria for Buenos Aires licensing

SBC News IPLyC lays out criteria for Buenos Aires licensing

The Argentine Provinces Board for Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC), the organisation charged with regulating and monitoring Buenos Aires’ soon to be regulated online gambling marketplace, has published its ‘criteria for competition’ related to securing one-of-seven BA licenses. The board confirms that it has set a deadline of Tuesday 25 June 2019 for competing parties to submit official BA tenders, with IPLyC …

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Argentine players seek international tie-ups to secure BA-7 licenses

SBC News Argentine players seek international tie-ups to secure BA-7 licenses

Argentine news reports of a ‘diverse cast’ of national and international operators vying to secure one of seven Buenos Aires province online gambling licenses. On Monday, the Buenos Aires executive closed its ‘window of submissions’ for operators seeking to join BA’s regulated online gambling marketplace. Argentina’s first legislative code for online gambling was approved last April, as BA districts sanctioned the …

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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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Alessandro Fried – BtoBet likes Buenos Aires’ fresh prospects

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BtoBet Chief Executive Alessandro Fried has stated that his firm’s executive team are monitoring Buenos Aires (Argentina) movements closely. This December, led by BA Governor Maria Eugenia Vidal, Buenos Aires’ executive secured the votes needed to revamp the province’s gambling frameworks, passing legislation that will regulate online gambling services within Argentina’s largest province. Fried welcomes the first initiatives to develop …

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Argentina PRO secures Buenos Aires gambling restructure

SBC News Argentina PRO secures Buenos Aires gambling restructure

As anticipated the Executive of Buenos Aires has approved Budget Plan 2019 directives 142 and 143 sanctioning significant changes to the province’s operational gambling framework. On Tuesday, district leaders voted in favour of BA Governor Maria Eugenia Vidal’s 2019 proposals, introducing a new 2% tax charge on player winnings from land-based casino, arcade and bingo operators. Governor Vidal secures a ‘major victory’, …

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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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