Gambling in Argentina is regulated on a province-by-province basis, with each jurisdiction having the powers to legislate within its own borders. Most of its 23 provinces have regulated online gambling, while the capital, Buenos Aires, is designated an autonomous city.
This provincial regulatory framework is rooted in Argentina’s Constitution, with gambling not one of the areas delegated to the federal government by Article 121. For Ramiro Atucha, founder and CEO of Atucha Strategic Advisory, the “best thing” would be for Argentina to unify regulation and allow operators to operate nationwide.
However, it is clear that any progress towards a federal framework is restricted by the Constitution.
