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Argentina – Betsson je prejel spletno licenco v Cordobi

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 po sporočilu za javnost.

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.”

Vlada je maja 2022 sprejela pravila, ki spletnim igralnicam in športnim stavam dajejo zeleno luč. Septembra je provinca predhodno izbrala osem podjetij za upravljanje spletnih iger na srečo. K sodelovanju na razpisu so bila povabljena tako argentinska kot tuja podjetja, medtem ko The Loterija Córdoba bo nadziral spletne igre na srečo.

The process though has been beset with delays as online gambling was supposed to be underway before the World Cup. However mestni odlok 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 sodišča v Córdobi, Councillor Juan Pablo Quinteros demanded that the mayor of the city of the provincial capital Martín Llaryora, finally cancel the law that would allow for online gambling throughout the province.

Svetnik je svoje argumente utemeljil z uredbo, ki prepoveduje igre na srečo v polmeru 20 kilometrov od osrednjega trga San Martín v mestu Córdoba.