Poker With Crypto From Argentina
Argentina has no federal law on online gambling, so each province makes its own rules. Buenos Aires province legalised online casinos first, in 2018.
The short answer
Argentina has no federal law on online gambling, so each of the 23 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires makes its own rules. Buenos Aires province was the first to legalise online casinos, with its law 15079 of 2018, and until 2021 it was the only province with rules for online gaming. Argentina is not on WePlay's list of refused countries, and Basepoker's terms name no countries.
From the sources at the bottom of the page. We are players, not lawyers; this page is what the law and our sources say, not legal advice.
At a glance
- The law
- No federal law prohibits or regulates online gambling; each of the 23 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires legislates for itself.
- Buenos Aires province
- Law 15079 of 2018 approved the legal operation of online casinos in the province. Until 2021 it was the only province in Argentina with rules for online gaming.
- Tax
- We could not confirm how Argentina taxes winnings from a foreign poker room; ask an Argentine accountant.
- The rooms
- Argentina is not on WePlay's list of refused countries, and Basepoker's terms name no countries. WePlay's licence is from Anjouan and Basepoker's from Costa Rica; neither is a licence from an Argentine province.
Province by province
Argentina has no federal law on online gambling. Each of the 23 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires can take its own measures and pass its own law, which leaves players to keep up with the rules of their own province.
Buenos Aires province moved first: its law 15079 of 2018 approved the legal operation of online casinos in the province, and until 2021 it was the only Argentine province with rules for online gaming.
What this means for a reader in Argentina
Argentina is not on WePlay's list of refused countries, and Basepoker's terms name no countries. Both leave the law of your own country to you. WePlay's licence is from Anjouan and Basepoker's from Costa Rica, so neither is a licence from an Argentine province; read the rules of your own province first. We could not confirm how Argentina taxes winnings from a foreign poker room. We do not describe VPNs or ways around the rules.
Our strategy pages, the odds chart and the calculators are free to read anywhere.
Time zones
Buenos Aires is UTC-3 all year, so a 20:30 start on WePlay's GMT+2 schedule, 18:30 UTC, is 15:30 in Buenos Aires. The Tonight page shows every start in UTC.
Sources
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Questions
Is online poker legal in Argentina?
It depends on the province. There is no federal law on online gambling, and each province and the City of Buenos Aires makes its own rules; Buenos Aires province legalised online casinos in 2018.
Can I play on WePlay or Basepoker from Argentina?
Argentina is not on WePlay's list of refused countries, though WePlay may refuse players from any country. Basepoker's terms name no countries and say that being able to use the site from a country does not make it legal there. WePlay's licence is from Anjouan and Basepoker's from Costa Rica; neither is a licence from an Argentine province.