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Best bookmakers in Argentina
Argentina regulates gambling province by province, and online betting followed: the City of Buenos Aires licensed operators in 2021 through LOTBA, the Province of Buenos Aires through its lottery institute, and a dozen other provinces have their own lists. A site licensed in the city refuses a bettor in the province a few streets away. Here are the three that scored best in our tests with a Buenos Aires account, and how to find the right site for your province.
How betting works in Argentina
Each province licenses its own operators, who run on .bet.ar domains with the province in the address and geolocate every session. The City of Buenos Aires has the deepest market, with bet365, Betsson, Codere, Bplay and BetWarrior among the licensees; the Province, which holds a third of the country’s population, licensed a similar list through partnerships with local casino operators; Córdoba, Mendoza, Santa Fe and others followed with shorter lists. Registration requires the DNI and an address in the province.
Taxes are provincial too: the City taxes operators’ revenue, some provinces add a levy on winnings, and the customer declares nothing in most cases. Accounts are in pesos, which matters in a country where inflation makes a balance shrink between deposit and withdrawal; withdraw promptly. Unlicensed international sites are blocked in the provinces with a licensing regime and used in those without.
Payments are Mercado Pago, the wallet most Argentines carry, bank transfers, cards and, on the international sites, crypto as a hedge against the peso. Mercado Pago withdrawals arrived within a day in our tests.
The three best betting sites in Argentina
Ranked by our test score. All three are licensed in the City of Buenos Aires and in several provinces.
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The three, in short
bet365
bet365 is licensed in the City of Buenos Aires and other provinces on a .bet.ar site: the live menu and streaming, prices sharper than the local brands on European football, Mercado Pago withdrawals in a day.
Betsson
Betsson holds licences in the City and the Province of Buenos Aires and sponsors Argentine football; the product is the group’s standard, with a bet builder and streaming, and Mercado Pago in and out within a day in our test.
Codere
The Spanish group has run casinos in Argentina for decades and holds online licences in the City, the Province and beyond, with a football menu built around the Liga Profesional, cash deposits at Rapipago and Mercado Pago withdrawals within a day.
Other tested operators licensed in Argentina
Bwin holds a licence in the Province of Buenos Aires. The international platforms accept Argentines without a provincial licence and are blocked in the regulated provinces.
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Payment methods that work in Argentina
Mercado Pago is the method that works everywhere; cash deposits at Rapipago and Pago Fácil suit bettors without a bank card.
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Frequently asked questions
Is online betting legal in Argentina?
Yes, on sites licensed by your own province; a licence in one province is not valid in another.
Are winnings taxed?
Operators pay provincial taxes; in most provinces the customer declares nothing on ordinary winnings.
Which site can I use in Córdoba?
One licensed by the Córdoba lottery; the .bet.ar address shows the province.
Can I hold a balance in dollars?
Not on licensed sites; withdraw promptly to limit the effect of inflation.
Rankings on this page come from our tests with a real account opened in the country. Some links are affiliate links; sponsored boxes are labelled and never affect the order.