This Wednesday, November 27, a special session will be held in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies, where the opposition will try to achieve the approval of a bill to regulate online gambling and combat gambling addiction. A majority opinion was achieved during a scandal in a plenary session attended by five commissions. The main point of debate and discord is a proposed prohibition on advertising gambling.
According to local media, the Lower House is about to approve the legislation that seeks to curb gambling addiction and cyber-betting, with strong restrictions on advertising. Among other measures, the bill to be voted on restricts advertising in social networks and the media, as well as the sponsorship of soccer teams.
The debate will take place amid a strong lobby by the gambling companies to prevent the initiative from being discussed, according to the President of the Addiction Prevention and Drug Trafficking Control Commission, Mónica Frade.
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Two reports were issued by the Commissions of Addiction Prevention and Drug Trafficking Control; Social Action and Public Health; Communications and Information Technology; Criminal Legislation; and Families, Children and Youth.
The majority opinion, the first to be voted on, was signed by members of Unión por la Patria, Encuentro Federal, Democracia para Siempre, Coalición Cívica, Frente de Izquierda, Unidos, and a deputy of the UCR who differed from her peers. On the other hand, PRO, UCR, and La Libertad Avanza adhered to a minority resolution, which contains fewer regulations and restrictions.
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