Online gambling and sports betting in Santa Fe

• Province regulates online gambling and betting, not federal government.
• Online gambling covered by Ley 14.235 (Regulación del Juego en Línea).
• Lotería de Santa Fe / Caja de Asistencia Social is regulator and licensing authority.
• 2020 decrees authorised casino concessionaires to offer online gambling as complementary modality.
• Law 14.235 covers online games of chance and online sports betting/pronósticos deportivos.
• Decree 562/2024 approved regulation of Ley 14.235.
• Tender process for online sports betting licences launched via Licitación Pública 104/25 under online-gaming law.
• Province approved operation of platform santafe.bplay.bet.ar in 2026 Official Gazette.
• Regulation applies by domicile, place of play, or adhesion agreements with other provinces.
• Current bill seeks to ban most gambling advertising and sponsorship by amending laws 12.991, 14.235, 14.293.

Caja de Asistencia Social – Lotería de Santa Fe — www.loteriasantafe.gov.ar

Ley 14.235 (Regulación del Juego en Línea); earlier authorisations via Decretos 324/20 y 998/20.

Not confirmed. Unconfirmed; Ley 14.235 aims to avoid destinations in other jurisdictions/u operadores no autorizados, and 2026 bill seeks explicit ad ban for gambling, including online.

Current law targets unauthorised operators indirectly; a 2026 bill proposes near-total ban on gambling advertising and sponsorship, but it has not yet been reported as enacted.

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

The regulator publishes a list of licensed or authorised operators.

https://www.loteriasantafe.gov.ar/

• Ley 14.235 regulating online gambling promulgated and published in Official Gazette in 2023.
• Decree 562/2024 approved detailed regulation of Ley 14.235.
• Public tender (Licitación Pública Nacional e Internacional 104/25) for online sports betting licences opened January 2026.
• Province authorised operation of online platform santafe.bplay.bet.ar in 2026 Official Gazette.
• Legislative bill filed in 2026 to prohibit almost all gambling advertising and sponsorship in Santa Fe, amending Ley 14.235 among others.

• Exact go-live dates for each individual licensed online platform beyond bplay.bett.ar approval not clearly specified in accessible sources.
• Scope of casino-style games permitted online (slots, live casino, etc.) inferred from “juegos de azar” wording, not spelled out game-by-game in retrieved excerpts.
• Whether all previously authorised casino-concessionaire platforms remain active under the new tender-based model is unclear from available reports.
• Whether Santa Fe's current framework explicitly licenses poker separate from other casino games.
• Whether sweepstakes/social casinos are treated as gambling, consumer promotions, or unregulated.
• Whether real-money prediction markets are regulated as gambling or financial derivatives in Santa Fe.
• Whether paid mystery/loot boxes are specifically regulated or prohibited in Santa Fe.

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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.