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Argentina – Betsson granted online licence in Cordoba
By James - 7 de fevereiro de 2023
Betsson, through subsidiaries, has been granted an online gaming license in the province of Cordoba in Argentina, which is the third license for the Group in Argentina. The new license, granted to Betsson and its partner Casino de Victoria, is one out of eight licenses that have been awarded by the local regulator Loteria de Cordoba de acordo com um comunicado de imprensa.
The cooperation between international online gaming operator Betsson and Casino de Victoria, a leading land-based operator in Argentina and part of Grupo Mautone, started back in 2019. The two companies joined forces to work on the applications for online gaming licenses in the Province of Buenos Aires and in the City of Buenos Aires, both of which have been granted and operations were launched during 2022.
Pontus Lindwall, President and CEO of Betsson AB, said: “We are very pleased to have received a license to operate in the locally regulated market in the province of Cordoba, together with our partner, Casino de Victoria. When merging their long experience in the Argentinean market with our know-how in online gaming, we can truly reach our ambition of becoming a market leader in this rapidly growing online market.”
O governo aprovou regras que dão luz verde aos cassinos online e às apostas esportivas em maio de 2022. Em setembro, a província pré-selecionou oito empresas para operar jogos online. Empresas argentinas e estrangeiras foram convidadas a participar da licitação, enquanto a Loteria de Córdoba supervisionará os jogos online.
The process though has been beset with delays as online gambling was supposed to be underway before the World Cup. However portaria municipal 11,684 rules that gambling is illegal in the city limits. As a result the Municipality of Córdoba has emphasized that municipal regulations prevent online gambling from going forward, although they did not give further details nor issued any statements on the matter when consulted by local press.
In addition in December after filing a complaint with the tribunais de Córdoba, Councillor Juan Pablo Quinteros demanded that the mayor of the city of the provincial capital Martin Llaryora, finally cancel the law that would allow for online gambling throughout the province.
O vereador baseou seus argumentos em um regulamento que proíbe os jogos de azar localizados num raio de 20 quilômetros da praça central San Martín, na cidade de Córdoba.
