Argentina Court Orders Full Block on Polymarket and Removal From Local App Stores

A Buenos Aires court on March 16, 2026 ordered a complete block of Polymarket in Argentina, directing national communications regulator ENACOM to enforce the ban and instructing Google and Apple to remove the app from local stores, CriptoNoticias reports. The restriction follows a complaint from the Buenos Aires Lottery Agency (LOTBA), which determined that Polymarket operates an unauthorized online gambling service under the guise of a prediction market without identity or age verification, posing significant risks to users. Argentina has become the second Latin American jurisdiction after Colombia to impose a full ban on the platform.