Argentina Busts Illegal Online Gambling Ring Targeting Minors
The Argentine Federal Police (PFA) have successfully neutralized a criminal organization alleged to have encouraged unlawful online wagering directed at minors. Designated Operation “Infancias en juego” (“Childhoods at stake”), the initiative culminated in the detention of 10 individuals and the execution of 71 search warrants throughout Buenos Aires province and the coastal city of Mar del Plata. Argentina Illegal Gambling
Conducted under the auspices of the Department of Federal Investigations (DFI) via its Cybercrime Division for the Protection of Children and Adolescents, the inquiry originated from an exhaustive probe that exposed a syndicate engaged in the unauthorized operation of digital gambling platforms and the systematic enlistment of juvenile participants through social networks.
PFA statements indicate that the collective masqueraded as authorized entertainment portals while lacking any legal sanction for wagering activities. Participants functioned in capacities such as facilitators, financial handlers, and profile administrators, leveraging both private and open accounts to advertise gambling opportunities to teenagers and emerging adults.
Evidence gathered by authorities demonstrates that the entity administered monetary flows, distributed digital wagering credits, and deployed structured incentive programs to lure additional users—predominantly those below the age of majority. Law enforcement emphasized that premature engagement with gambling “increases anxiety levels and normalises betting as a form of social belonging or recognition.”
Judicial oversight rests with Prosecutor Ernesto Daniel Ichazo of Berazategui UFIyJ No. 8, guided by Judge Francisco Garmendia within the Quilmes Judicial Department. The coordinated searches encompassed numerous jurisdictions, including Berazategui, La Matanza, Florencio Varela, San Martin, Moreno, Pilar, Quilmes, Merlo, Avellaneda, La Plata, and Mar del Plata, alongside other locales.
Seized assets comprised 80 cellular devices, multiple computing units and portable workstations, three passenger vehicles and one commercial truck, 30 promotional displays, and 1.8 kilograms of cannabis inflorescences. Additional recoveries included financial ledgers, wagering documentation, agreements for high-end vehicle leases, and publicity items highlighting gambling earnings.
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Official imagery disseminated by the Federal Police depicts apparel and marketing collateral emblazoned with the insignia of “Bulls Kings Casino Online,” implicating this interface as a primary conduit employed by the syndicate to direct minors toward prohibited betting venues.
Beyond the 10 persons apprehended, 55 further subjects received official notification of their implicated status. The Federal Police characterized the intervention as a pivotal advancement in eradicating digital gambling enterprises that prey upon adolescents and perpetuate dependency in vulnerable demographics.
Concurrently, the Argentine Senate has initiated deliberations on legislation intended to combat unauthorized gambling and associated compulsive behaviors nationwide, with legislators mandated to conclude negotiations by 30 November 2025. Argentina Illegal Gambling
