The president of the Buenos Aires Province Lottery, Gonzalo Atanasof, filed complaints with the Specialized Fiscal Units of the Judicial Departments of Lomas de Zamora, La Matanza, and San Isidro against more than 300 illegal betting sites.
The investigation originated from a cyber-patrolling operation carried out by the agency's personnel, which made it possible to track the operation of these platforms and detect their digital modus operandi.
The entity's communiqué, accessed by the Argentine News Agency, highlights that one of the complexities of this type of investigation is that the administrators of these sites "constantly change their domains to evade controls and even operate from abroad".
"We are not facing simple administrators of illegal pages, but rather an organized criminal chain that launders money abroad, has defined roles, evades taxes, and operates outside the law," stated Atanasof.
The complaints not only expose the existence of these clandestine platforms but also request the identification of their responsible parties and administrators to expand the criminal charges, as the participation of these organizations in asset laundering and tax evasion schemes is presumed.
Minors at Risk
Atanasof stated that one of the central axes of the complaint is the access of minors to these platforms. As a preventive and urgent measure, ENACOM was requested to immediately block these sites to prevent their access and operation throughout the national territory.
"Anything goes is not acceptable. We must prevent gambling addiction, but also block illegal sites that have no controls and allow access to minors. Today, kids are just one click away because these illegal casinos allow them access," he emphasized.
"Reporting site by site is insufficient. This fight cannot be waged by a single jurisdiction: there must be a coordinated national policy," he concluded.
