Alex Smith
Sophia NovakivskaRegulator: SCJPlayers: illegalNo online licences; a bill to regulate online betting is still in the Senate and ISPs are being ordered to block sites by DNS.
The Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) says that commercial exploitation of online betting platforms in Chile is illegal. Its powers cover only games in licensed casinos, and it has no regulatory or supervisory powers over websites, though it can report illegal activity to the Public Prosecutor's Office. A bill to regulate online betting platforms (Boletín 14.838-03) passed the Chamber of Deputies in December 2023 and is now in the Senate, while the Supreme Court has ordered internet providers to block unauthorised betting sites.
At a glance
- Legal for players
- Players: illegal The SCJ and the Supreme Court treat commercial online betting as unauthorised; no online licensing regime exists yet, and no official page was found on penalties for players.
- Licence types
- None for online; casino licences (physical casinos) only
- Who is punished
- Operators (reported to prosecutors; sites blocked); no official source on players
- Penalties
- Court-ordered DNS blocking by ISPs; SCJ criminal complaints to the Public Prosecutor
Law-change timeline
- Supreme Court (Rol 152.138-2022, Polla Chilena de Beneficencia) orders an ISP to block international online sports betting sites, as Polla is the only body authorised by law.
- Chamber of Deputies approves the bill regulating online betting platforms (authorisation, 20% specific tax plus VAT) and sends it to the Senate.
- Supreme Court (Rol 18.080-2025, Lotería de Concepción) orders six ISPs to block unauthorised betting sites.
- Subtel answers the Santiago Court of Appeals and proposes DNS blocking of named domains validated by the SCJ.
- Subtel instructs six ISPs to block 42 betting sites by DNS within 48 hours.
- Subtel orders blocking of 37 further domains, including mirror sites.
Enforcement (4)
| Date | Who | Penalty | Why | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betano, Betsson, 1xbet, Bet365 and other operators (37 domains) | DNS blocking by Entel, Movistar, Claro, GTD, WOM and VTR within 48 hours | Unauthorised online betting; list validated by the SCJ and ordered under Supreme Court and Santiago Court of Appeals rulings | notice | |
| 42 online betting and gambling sites | DNS blocking ordered by Subtel | Unauthorised online betting; URL list sent by the SCJ after Lotería de Concepción's protection action | notice | |
| Claro, Entel, GTD, Telefónica, WOM, VTR (ISPs), at the request of Lotería de Concepción | Supreme Court orders immediate blocking of the requested betting sites and bars them from transmitting or promoting gambling without authorisation | Sites operated without legal authorisation; the SCJ had reported the activity to the Public Prosecutor | notice | |
| Mundo Pacífico (ISP), at the request of Polla Chilena de Beneficencia | Supreme Court orders blocking of international online sports betting sites | Refusal to block was arbitrary and illegal; Polla is the only body authorised by law | notice |
Regulator
Sources
- Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego — Subtel orders blocking of 37 further domains, including mirror sites. · subtel.gob.cl · checked
- Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego — Subtel instructs six ISPs to block 42 betting sites by DNS within 48 hours. · subtel.gob.cl · checked
- Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego — Subtel answers the Santiago Court of Appeals and proposes DNS blocking of named domains validated by the SCJ. · subtel.gob.cl · checked
- Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego — Supreme Court (Rol 18.080-2025, Lotería de Concepción) orders six ISPs to block unauthorised betting sites. · pjud.cl · checked
- Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego — Chamber of Deputies approves the bill regulating online betting platforms (authorisation, 20% specific tax plus · hacienda.cl · checked
- Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego — Supreme Court (Rol 152.138-2022, Polla Chilena de Beneficencia) orders an ISP to block international online spo · pjud.cl · checked