Online gambling and sports betting in Río Negro

• Province-level licensing; Lotería de Río Negro regulates all gambling.
• Online betting and casino regulated and operational; provincial platforms include La Rionegrina Online and Betsur.
• Casino Del Río operates with authorization from Lotería de Río Negro.
• Province actively combats illegal online betting and urges reports of unlicensed sites.
• Municipality of Bariloche restricts gambling advertising hours in public and sports events.
• Bill to block access to betting sites on educational networks in Río Negro.

Lotería de Río Negro (Lotería para Obras de Acción Social de Río Negro) — www.loteriaderionegro.gob.ar

Ley 1314 (juegos de azar); detailed online rules unconfirmed.

Not confirmed. Unconfirmed specific article; general regime on penalization of juegos de azar and restrictions on promotions applies.

Province runs campaigns against juego ilegal online and coordinates with platforms to block unauthorized sites; Bariloche ordinance limits gambling advertising hours but not a province‑wide explicit clause found.

National rules also apply — see online gambling regulation in Argentina.

The regulator publishes a list of licensed or authorised operators.

https://www.loteriaderionegro.gob.ar

• 2023: Betsur granted exclusive operations in Río Negro; La Rionegrina Online launched earlier as first digital platform.
• 2024: Río Negro agreement with Meta and payment providers to block illegal betting sites; promotion of official channels to report illegal gambling.
• 2024: Bariloche ordinance limits advertising of online betting and games of chance to 22:00–06:00 in public spaces and municipal sports events.
• 2024: Provincial bill to block access to betting sites on internet networks of educational institutions.

• Exact provincial decree or resolution number specifically authorizing online betting and casino.
• Exact date/month when first online bets were accepted; 2022/09 inferred from reports on La Rionegrina Online and Betsur.
• Specific statutory article explicitly banning advertising of unlicensed or offshore operators; enforcement inferred from anti‑illegal‑gambling campaigns.
• Whether Río Negro specifically permits online casino games beyond poker and sports betting.
• Whether prediction markets are treated as gambling, financial derivatives, or remain unregulated in Río Negro.
• Whether sweepstakes/social casinos are prohibited, licensed, or simply unaddressed in Río Negro.
• Whether mystery/loot boxes are regulated as gambling or consumer products in Río Negro.

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Researched 2026-09-21 from public sources and summarised by the Brandfense team. Not legal advice — confirm with the regulator or your counsel before acting.