Kicillof government announces 2% tax on online betting winnings

Winners on online betting platforms in Argentina's Buenos Aires province will begin paying a 2% levy under a measure announced by the government of Governor Axel Kicillof.

Government Minister Carlos Bianco said Resolution 1149/26 sets the rate for instant-resolution games on the province's seven registered online gambling platforms. The money will go to the Social Inclusion Progress Fund, which finances health, education and social development programs. Officials intend to use it for initiatives addressing gambling addiction.

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The province will receive between 35 billion and 40 billion pesos in additional revenue every month from this new contribution, according to the statistics we have been tracking.

Bianco estimated that the new contribution will bring the province between 35 billion and 40 billion pesos in additional monthly revenue. He also outlined measures already taken against gambling addiction and illegal betting.

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Today, minors cannot access legal gambling platforms in Buenos Aires province. They have to complete biometric identification.

The province introduced biometric identification for access to legal platforms, which Bianco said prevents minors from using them. Authorities have filed more than 800 complaints against illegal gambling platforms, and the most recent complaint led to the blocking of 537 websites.

The government has held gambling-addiction prevention talks for more than 6,000 people across theaters, neighborhoods, clubs and schools. It also reported Meta-backed complaints against more than 100 influencers who promoted illegal betting sites. Bianco said the province expanded treatment for compulsive gambling through mental-health services, addiction-prevention centers and public hospitals, including care for minors at 10 specialized centers.

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We were the first provincial jurisdiction to establish a biometric identification system for access to the platforms.