Committees of the Chubut Legislature met to begin evaluating initiatives aimed at regulating online gambling and updating the functions of the IAS.
Argentina.- As national legislation progresses aimed at controlling gambling among minors, each province proposes its own regulatory framework.
In this regard, in the Legislature of Chubut, the General Legislation, Culture and Education Committees; Social Legislation, Health and Labor; and Budget and Finance, met yesterday, Tuesday, November 19, to analyze the bill numbers 239/24 and 240/24.
Authorities from the Social Assistance Institute (IAS) led by its president, Ramiro Ibarra, participated in the meeting in the legislative chamber.
Bill number 239/24 aims to modify the law creating the provincial agency, while bill number 240/24 regulates online gambling with the aim of combating illegality and protecting the most vulnerable sectors of society.
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When presenting the project, the Executive Power explained that it submits for consideration the initiative which proposes to “REPEAL the Law of the Social Assistance Institute of the Province of Chubut”, observing that “some current articles are obsolete, and that, moreover, the social reality and dynamics highlight the need for modification”.
In the text, the provincial Executive explains that this project seeks to “optimize the allocation of resources, promoting efficient and transparent management, based on the current management guidelines and social policies assumed by this Government”.
