They have already been notified of the start of the case and will be summoned to testify.
Argentina.- After the fall of an illegal betting network operating in the City and Province of Buenos Aires, it was revealed that there are 16 celebrities and influencers under investigation for promoting unlicensed betting sites through social networks.
The media accessed the list of well-known personalities who have already been notified of the start of the case and will be summoned to testify. Among those investigated are actresses, actors, singers, former participants of the reality show “Big Brother” and other characters who gained their fame on social networks, both on TikTok and Instagram.
The first names that emerged were those of Florencia Peña and Marito Laurens, known on TikTok as "Your Trusted Butcher". The list also includes: Elián Valenzuela (L-Gante), the pilot Traniela Campolieto, Morena Rial, Florencia Vigna, Alma Berezowski, Mathias “Coker” Nicolás Vasile and Joaquín López.
Additionally, former Big Brother contestants Juliana “Furia” Scaglione, Romina Uhrig, Williams López, Agostina Spinelli, Federico “Manzana” Farias, Emmanuel Vich, and Camila Lattanzio were also notified.
The Cyberpatrol Division of the Argentine Federal Police identified over five months various users who promoted online games attempting to attract players to the "Virtual Casino".
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Due to complaints made by the City of Buenos Aires through Lotería de la Ciudad (LOTBA) to combat childhood gambling addiction and illegal betting, on Tuesday, October 8, the Justice conducted 30 raids and dismantled an organization that exploited illegal online gaming platforms. The mega-operation resulted in four people arrested, more than 1800 illegal pages blocked, and the judicial notification of the influencers.
As part of the operation, at least 1,835 sites were blocked, adding to the list of more than 200 pages that the City's Public Prosecutor's Office had already removed in September of this year. Also, 16 celebrities and influencers were judicially notified for the "promotion and recruitment of gamblers through advertising they have carried out on social networks and other media".
Among the items seized by the City Police, the Federal Police, the Buenos Aires Province Police, and the Judicial Investigations Corps (CIJ) of the City's Public Prosecutor's Office are more than AR$250m, dollars, and firearms.
Among the measures taken by the City to tackle childhood gambling addiction is the closure of registration for new licenses and a maximum limit of 11 operators, which are the ones currently active and regulated. Also, 55 awareness workshops have been conducted, reaching more than 6,000 students, and access to online gaming sites has been blocked in 1,770 schools.
