Key Takeaways
- Deputy Omar Duclos has introduced a bill to ban almost all gambling advertising in Argentina.
- He complained that many existing advertisements, including those put out by the state itself, “provide a picture of gambling as a fun leisure activity associated with happiness and wealth.”
- The bill would only allow gambling advertising in licensed casinos, and even then advertisements would be required to display a warning about the risks of gambling.
Deputy Omar Duclos has introduced a bill to ban almost all gambling advertising in Argentina.
The opposition party politician states that the bill is a “preventive public policy, which should be complemented by measures such as the promotion of information campaigns and creating health assistance and / or psychological programs for pathological gambling.”
The bill would only allow gambling advertising in licensed casinos, and even then advertisements would be required to display a warning about the risks of gambling.
