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The scale of the gambling industry in Chile (Chile)
1) Market Snapshot: 2024-2025
There are 25 casinos in the country under the supervision of the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ). According to SCJ for the first half of 2025, the industry showed GGR (win) 281.9 billion CLP and a total tax contribution of 100.2 billion CLP (including local deductions, ticket tax and VAT on the game).
For the first quarter of 2025, 1,788,327 entrances to casinos were recorded (-3.7% YoY).
At the end of 2024, the GGR of land-based casinos amounted to the equivalent of ≈US$ 588.2 million; during the year there were ≈6,78 million visits, the average cost per visit was ≈CLP 78,496.
SCJ in its public report for 2024 (published in July 2025) separately notes the focus on regulation/supervision and digital transformation, which is important against the background of preparing rules for the online segment.
2) Land casinos: money, visits, leaders
Monetary indicators
GGR 2024: ≈CLP 554.5 billion (eq. US $588.2 million).
GGR Q1 2025: CLP 145.2 billion (-3.7% in real terms by Q1 2024).
GGR I floor 2025: CLP 281.9 billion; dynamics are close to stagnation in real terms.
Traffic and average check
Visits 2024: ≈6,775 million (-4.8% YoY). Average consumption/visit: ≈CLP 78,496 (-3.3% in real terms).
Q1 visits 2025: 1.79 million (-3.7% YoY)
Tax revenues
Total taxes from casino, I half. 2025: CLP 100.163 billion (local budgets + ticket tax + VAT on the game).
For 2024 (22 casinos under Law 19. 995): CLP 196.8 billion in taxes/special fees (-4.0% of real decline by 2023).
Turnover Leaders (2024)
Casino Monticello - CLP 40.76 billion GGR;
Enjoy Viña del Mar - CLP 21.82 billion;
Marina del Sol Talcahuano — CLP 17,90 млрд;
Enjoy Santiago - CLP 15.41 billion
Conclusion on the offline segment: 2024 passed on a "plateau" with a slight decline in 2025 in terms of attendance and revenue in real terms. Nevertheless, the industry remains a significant source of regional income and employment; the variance of results by halls is high (the concentration of revenue at the largest sites).
3) Lotteries as part of the scale: Polla & Lotería
Their sales/payments go outside the SCJ casino reporting, but this is a significant share of Chile's "game pie."
Lotería de Concepción (Kino, Boleto, etc.): in 2024, game sales amounted to CLP 84.281 billion (≈26,6% of the total revenue of Universidad de Concepción Corporation).
Polla Chilena de Beneficencia publishes annual financial reports (Memoria/Estados Financieros) by product (Loto, Revancha, Desquite, Jubilazo, etc.); it is the second "pillar" of the lottery market alongside Lotería. (Topical documents are available in the public transparency section of Polla.)
Social role: lottery funds are traditionally directed to social and educational purposes (for Lotería - support for Universidad de Concepción), which expands the public importance of the industry beyond fiscal.
4) Online Segment: Status and Outlook
In 2025, the state is completing regulatory preparations for the launch of a licensed online market (betting and iGaming). SCJ and the Ministry of Finance emphasize the progress on regulation/supervision in the public report for 2024, and also continue to publish industry statistics and strengthen control.
Estimates of potential fiscal revenues from future regulation differ greatly (public discussion gives a fork of hundreds of millions of dollars). This emphasizes the significance and scale of the expected online sector - but until the law comes into force, these numbers remain forecasts.
5) Industry contribution to regions and tourism
The current model distributes part of the taxes to the level of municipalities and regions where casinos are located (financing local development, infrastructure, culture).
Large facilities (Monticello, Viña del Mar, Talcahuano, Santiago) form the weekend tourist flow, the accompanying loading of hotels/restaurants and employment in related services - which explains the interest of regional authorities in the stability of the industry.
6) Key metrics and how to read them
GGR (win): casino gross revenue before expenses and prizes (industry baseline indicator).
Visits: Number of entrances (not unique faces), season/holiday sensitive.
Average check per visit: consumption indicator; its fall in 2024-2025 reflects household caution and inflation pressures.
Tax contribution: includes special tax on the game, deductions to regions/communes, IVA for the game and impuesto a las entradas (according to SCJ reports).
7) What it means for players, operators and investors
Players: the market is stable, the choice of locations is wide, but the average check is "squeezed" - reasonable bankroll planning and the use of local payment methods (CLP) remain the key to a comfortable experience.
Operators: with weak traffic growth, halls with a strong entertainment mix (concerts, restaurants, live events) and a competent pricing policy win; it is important to prepare for online licensing (compliance, KYC/AML, responsible play).
Investors/regions: Casinos remain prominent taxpayers and employers; when launching online rules, an expansion of the tax base and whitening of demand is expected, but the parameters and timing will be determined by the final version of the law.
Short digest of digits (2024-I floor 2025)
25 operating casinos.
GGR 2024: ≈US$ 588 million; visits: ≈6,78 million; average check: ≈CLP 78.5 thousand
GGR I floor 2025: CLP 281.9 billion; taxes: CLP 100.2 billion
Lotería de Concepción (2024): CLP 84.3 billion game sales (lottery wing scale indicator).
Sources and data
SCJ - news, public reports and statistical bulletins (GGR, visits, taxes).
Profile media/digests with aggregated results of 2024 (GGR, hall leaders; visits and average check).
Lottery segment: reporting by Universidad de Concepción Corporation/rating agencies (Lotería sales volumes).
SCJ's public "Cuenta Pública 2025" focuses on regulation and digital transformation.
Bottom line: Chile's gambling ecosystem is a strong offline foundation (≈US$ 0.6 billion GGR and millions of visits), socially significant lotteries and readiness to launch online market regulation. In the next 12-24 months, the scale of the industry will be determined by the quality of implementation of online rules and the ability of terrestrial halls to increase non-monetary factors of attraction - events, gastronomy and tourist experience.