Argentine court orders a complete shutdown of Polymarket

CycleProphet · 2026-03-17T03:35:03+00:00

An Argentine court in Buenos Aires ordered the blocking of prediction market platform Polymarket on March 16, 2026, requiring Google and Apple to remove the application due to allegations of operating online gambling services without authorization and posing risks to users. Argentina became the second Latin American country to restrict the platform.

CycleProphet

2026-03-17 03:35:03

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Deep Tide TechFlow News, March 17, According to CriptoNoticias, the Buenos Aires Court in Argentina ordered a comprehensive ban on the prediction market platform Polymarket on March 16, 2026. The ban is to be enforced by the national communications regulator ENACOM, and Google and Apple are required to remove its app from local app stores. The ban was prompted by a complaint from the Buenos Aires Lottery Bureau (LOTBA), which found that Polymarket, under the guise of a “prediction market,” was essentially operating an unauthorized online gambling business. The platform does not require identity or age verification, posing significant risks to users. Argentina thus becomes the second country in Latin America, after Colombia, to impose a comprehensive restriction on the platform.

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