TLDR A Buenos Aires committee meeting on an online betting bill was canceled on November 12 after lawmakers failed to reach a quorum. Only one other lawmaker, Deputy Roberto Vázquez, attended the session. The main dispute is over 3% of monthly betting revenue set aside for neighborhood sports clubs. Opposition lawmakers want the money routed through municipalities instead of a new provincial fund. A new committee meeting has been called for Tuesday, November 17.
A plan to regulate online betting in Argentina’s Buenos Aires Province has stalled over one question: who controls the money set aside for local sports clubs. On Thursday, November 12, a committee meeting on the bill was canceled after too few lawmakers showed up to reach a quorum.
The meeting was set for the Committee on Games of Chance, Lottery and Gambling Addiction in the provincial Chamber of Deputies. Committee chair Micaela Olivetto said only one other lawmaker, Deputy Roberto Vázquez, attended.
Neither opposition members nor lawmakers from the governing party came to the session. Supporters had hoped the bill would be heard in a joint committee meeting.
What the Bill Would Do
The proposal is called the Comprehensive Framework for the Prevention and Management of Risks Associated with Online Betting. It was presented by provincial lawmakers Facundo Tignanelli and Micaela Olivetto, both members of the La Cámpora political group.
The bill would give regulators more power over online gambling sites and their advertising. It focuses on problem gambling and on stopping minors from placing bets.
The plan has already gone through several rounds of discussion. A coalition of opposition groups had put forward amendments, but lawmakers had not openly rejected the wider effort.
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