The La Rioja Gaming Administration (AJALaR) led an operation through which a clandestine casino was closed that worked in the La Rioja city centercapital of the province of the same name.
In the place called ““We win”located in front of Plaza 25 de Mayo, they worked four machines, while others 30 were hidden in a backyard. According to the media RiojaVirtual.com, the person in charge of the place had an incomplete license to operate online and neither It was enabled to have an in-person gaming room.
In dialogue with the aforementioned media, The head of AJALaR, Ramón Vera, reported that these actions are part of the work that the entity has been carrying out against illegal gambling and that the site was detected thanks to a video that went viral and in which it was evident that an illegal betting website was being promoted there, as well as the machines without authorization.
“We detect physical machines and they cannot do that because the exclusivity in the physical casino in our province is held by the company Videodrome“Vera stressed.
Ramon Vera
Furthermore, he explained that, Since they do not have the required documentation, those responsible for the place must present it within 48 hours. If this does not happen, the premises will be definitively closed.
As for the details, Vera indicated that indeed the online license that the closed premises has was granted by AJALaR. However, he clarified that the procedure is incompletegiven that although the entity grants said license, subsequently they have to enroll in the NIC and Enacomwhere with the initial license, they enable the “bet.ar” domain, which is what allows them to operate legally in the province and in the country.
“That step is not done yet, They are not enabled by the NIC, therefore it is an illegal page until they give them the bet.ar. That’s why we gave them that 48 hour period to complete this documentationOtherwise, the premises will be permanently closed and that license will be revoked,” the official concluded.
