Legislators in the Argentinian province of Buenos Aires have put forward a proposal to ban cash machines in land-based gambling establishments.
As reported by SBC Noticias, the bill was presented by Legislator Daniela Reich and refers to “bingo halls and casinos, slot machine rooms, racetracks or any public area in which bets are made for money or any other means of payment”.
“Considering the immediate availability of money as a concrete action that encourages compulsive gambling, we propose that the prohibition be through a law, with concrete and temporary effect, so that the executive branch can comply with its effective implementation within a period of two months,” she commented.
The ATM ban follows a previous decision by Governor Axel Kicillof from 2022 to allow electronic payment methods in gambling venues – which was then taken down by Resolution 693 in April of the same year.
Back then, the authorities decided to “suspend the application of the scope of RESO-2022-447-GDEBA-IPLYCMJGM, signed on March 16, 2022, until the authorised Gaming Rooms in the Province of Buenos Aires resolve the operational issues involved in its implementation, based on the factual and of law set forth in the preceding recitals.”