Three committees of the Chamber of Deputies of Entre Ríos will hold a joint meeting this Tuesday, November 5, to advance the analysis.
Argentina.- The public health; social development; and education, science and technology committees of the Chamber of Deputies of Entre Ríos will meet today, Tuesday, November 5, to continue addressing four projects related to the regulation of online betting games.
The deputies began addressing this issue two weeks ago in a joint meeting of the public health and social development committees. There, two initiatives were evaluated. On one hand, a proposal on the “Regulation of online betting games, prevention and comprehensive approach to online gambling addiction”, authored by deputy Carolina Streitenberger was discussed. On the other hand, a project on the “creation of a provincial registry of online bettors”, authored by Carlos Damasco, was worked on. The first meeting included the participation of provincial authorities, among them, representatives from the Institute of Financial Assistance for Social Action (IAFAS).
For this Tuesday's meeting on November 5, the education, science and technology committee will also participate, and two more projects will be incorporated into the discussion. One proposes the creation of a "Provincial Program for the Prevention of Online Gambling Addiction in the Educational Field", by deputy Stefanía Cora. The other seeks to implement across the provincial territory a "Preventive Campaign aimed at children and adolescents, about the risks of online betting games", authored by senator Juan Pablo Cosso.
According to the local media APF Digital, guests for this occasion will include the Director of Addiction Prevention and Control of the province, Pablo Cymbalista; the head of the General Council of Education (CGE), Alicia Fregonese, and senator Cosso.
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The initiative presented by deputy Carolina Streitenberger, includes the “prevention and comprehensive approach to online gambling addiction”.
The text targets online gaming and sports betting modalities, but also mentions “loot boxes” in video games. In this regard, it establishes measures to promote “responsible advertising”, “control and security measures” on online gaming platforms and a “registry of individuals with gambling addiction” (sic).
The project introduced by deputy Carlos Damasco establishes the creation of a Provincial Registry of Bettors, to ensure that users of online gaming platforms are of legal age. According to the measure, the registry “will operate under the orbit of IAFAS, who will be in charge of its creation, regulation, implementation, and updating”. Additionally, it points out that the provincial state use the tools at its disposal, such as the network of lottery agencies.
The initiative, presented by provincial senator Juan Pablo Cosso aims to implement in the province a preventive campaign aimed at children and adolescents, about the risks of online betting.
The project also includes the dissemination of material, training for teachers on the subject, conducting seminars and workshops, coordination with civil society organizations as well as the detection and referral to the socio-sanitary assistance system in suspected cases of gambling addiction, among other actions.
