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LATAM · Verified 2026-07-31
iGaming payments inArgentina
Deposits run on local e-wallets, led by Mercado Pago, and settle in ARS.
11
Providers with a rail here
3
Reach it directly
3
Rails tracked
ARS
Settles in
Quick info
- Currency
- ARS
- Region
- LATAM
- Betting
- regulated
- Casino
- regulated
- Dominant rail
- E-wallets
- Providers
- 11 (3 direct)
- Regulator
- No national regulator; provincial (LOTBA in CABA, IPLyC in Buenos Aires Province)
What the rule actually is in Argentina
Our own reading, not a summary of someone else's
There is no national regulator. Each province and the City of Buenos Aires licenses separately, so multi-province coverage means stacking licences. CABA runs through LOTBA at 25% of GGR with five-year permits extendable once, and its tender has been closed to new entrants since June 2024, leaving eleven live operators. Buenos Aires Province runs through IPLyC on fifteen-year licences, seven issued and four operating. A 5% federal indirect tax sits on top of whatever the province charges. CABA and Cordoba also require biometric identity checks against the national RENAPER database, which makes onboarding heavier than the payment mix alone would suggest. Everything settles in pesos.
How money actually moves
The rails players reach for, in the order that matters locally
- Mercado Pagodominant
e-wallet
Ubiquitous wallet; default deposit on nearly every licensed site; largely deposit-only; direct vs reseller affects cost/approval. #1 to verify.
- Transferencias 3.0 (CBU/CVU)major
instant bank transfer
Interoperable instant transfers; primary WITHDRAWAL rail.
- AstroPaymajor
e-wallet
Common payout wallet; commodity layer.
Which providers reach these rails
11 of the providers we track carry a recorded entry for this market
Direct acquiring
3A direct relationship with the local rail rather than a hop through someone else's.
| Provider | Rails named | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuvei | Mercado Pago, Transferencias 3.0 (CBU/CVU), AstroPay | industry knowledge |
| PayRetailers | Mercado Pago, Pago Fácil / Rapipago, MODO / bank transfer | industry knowledge |
| EBANX | Mercado Pago, AstroPay | provider's own claim |
Aggregated or indirect
8The rail is reachable, but through an aggregator, a local PSP or a wallet rather than directly.
| Provider | Access | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mercado Pago | Wallet | named clients |
| Praxis Tech | Via PSP | named clients |
| AstroPay | Wallet | industry knowledge |
| BridgerPay | Via PSP | provider's own claim |
| D24 | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| emerchantpay | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| Latpay | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| Paysafe | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
Evidence grades run from named clients through platform catalogs and industry knowledge down to a provider's own claim. A claim we could not corroborate is still shown, labelled as what it is. See our methodology.
What it costs to operate, and who enforces
A missing field means we have not verified one, not that none exists
Operator tax
25% of GGR in CABA plus a 5% federal indirect tax; provincial rates vary
Licence economics
CABA: five-year permit, one extension, tender closed since June 2024. Buenos Aires Province: fifteen years
Regulator
No national regulator; provincial (LOTBA in CABA, IPLyC in Buenos Aires Province)