Argentina: advances in several areas of the gaming sector
During the month of March there was a great activity in the Argentine industry. After the enablement of online operators in the City and in the Province of Buenos Aires, the other regions of the country continue with the integration and promotion of related companies: casinos, lotteries and betting.
In Argentina, the promotion of the different sectors of the industry continues. ©ChiniGaray/Pixabay
The casinos of Mendoza, without capacity limit
One of the areas you will be looking for your reactivation completed the first quarter of 2022 it is the one of the land casinos of the province of Mendoza. As gambling is not a matter regulated by the National State, each jurisdiction must sanction its own protocols. So it is that in Mendoza, a province bordering Chile, gambling halls were still operating under strict health prevention measures.
The measure was approved by the Board Resolution No. 086 , and is framed in the stimulus of the authorities for the entertainment sector , which since the beginning of the pandemic suffered serious casualties.
In addition, this policy responds to the satisfactory vaccination campaign that was carried out in the province. According to the official figures of the Argentine government , Mendoza has more than 1,500,000 people immunized with a second dose, approximately three quarters of the total population. Even so, casino employees and concurrent players must continue using face masks . The gaming companies will be committed to paying special attention to hygiene and disinfection of the facilities.
Other agencies in Mendoza have also resolved a return to normality with respect to Covid protection measures. Among them, the General Directorate of Schools. The easing in health guidelines bodes well for gambling companies, which foresee the possibility of reaching the 2019 figures .
Santa Cruz: new lottery agency enabled
In the province of Santa Cruz, the month of March brought the opening of a new lottery agency hall in the city of Trelew. The place has the name of "Gana Más" and its owner will be Valeria García. The director of the Institute of Social Assistance (IAS), Luís María Aguirre, was present at the inauguration, who stressed that the Chubut Lottery managed to open ten agencies in the last two years .
The official of the lottery institute also stressed the importance of having started to operate digitally . Based on the regulations in most of the Argentine provinces, the online sector has managed to install its products. The presence of the area is also perceived in commercial agreements, such as sponsorships of sporting events.
Luís María Aguirre also stressed the importance of having achieved the proposed goals to improve after the crisis. In that sense, the lottery agencies have been able to carry out contributions of goods for social action . During much of the pandemic, the lotteries and pools area of Santa Cruz had more losses than revenues.
Security measures in Catamarca and Mendoza
The Cybercrime Division of the province of Catamarca managed to arrest a person who had scammed gaming platforms and their users. Police also raided three homes as part of the same operation. This happened in the wake of the complaint filed by the Tandil Casino Hotel , who noticed unusual activities on his portal.
The methodology consisted of using stolen credit and debit cards. Detection could have been possible only thanks to the security mechanisms implemented by gaming companies . Through the review of account activity, it is possible to point out suspicious movements, or even prevent compulsive gambling behaviors in the users themselves.
In the province of Mendoza, the authorities found an illegal casino in a private neighborhood of Luján de Cuyo . US$30,000 was seized at the scene and 12 people were detained. The Economic Crimes Division of the police also proceeded to the seizure of chips, poker cards, checkbooks and other items.
It is not the first time that this part of Mendoza has been the scene of raids on clandestine casinos. The same thing had already happened in 2021, and this operation seems to be part of the goals related to safe gambling outlined by the government authorities . The province is attractive to international gaming companies such as Enjoy, now part of the Dreams Group , who do not want to compete in a market where there are actors outside the law and without tax contribution.
