Overview
- The bill received a media sanción in the Chamber of Deputies and was sent to the provincial Senate for review.
- It prohibits entry and stay in casinos, bingos, racetracks and other betting venues for people who receive the AUH or other noncontributory subsidies.
- It creates a Provincial Registry of Social Program Beneficiaries to enforce the ban, prompting habeas data concerns given that beneficiary records are held by national agencies.
- The measure advanced on a fast track with only two votes against—José Gauffín and Griselda Galleguillo—while Roque Cornejo was absent during the vote.
- Supporters frame the move as protecting funds for children and addressing gambling harms, as opponents call it discriminatory and question provincial authority over federally administered programs.