Chile's offline sector is based on Law No. 19. 995 (2005), who created the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) and set the rules for allowing, operating, and controlling casinos; SCJ publishes and maintains a regulatory array (circulars, regulations).
Online for October 2025, a special law has not yet been adopted: the Supreme Court has consistently confirmed that online betting without direct permission is illegal, and ordered to block the sites of unlicensed operators (the first blocking - 23 sites in 2023; new solutions - 2025).
At the same time, the legislative process is moving: August 13, 2025
The Senate approved in general the project regulating online platforms (tax/contribution to sports, etc.), the document continues the detailed stage.
Until the law comes into force, online operators remain outside the "white" field.
How the Chilean gaming industry was formed: early casinos (Pichilemu, Viña del Mar), state lotteries and racetracks, 2005 "s" big reform "(Ley 19. 995 and SCJ), the take-off of resort casinos after 2005 and modern battles around online betting (Supreme Court decisions and bills).
Learn more →Details of Law No. 19. 995: creation of the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ), permit model, supervision and sanctions, regulations of the Ministry of Finance (DS 287), "Catalogue of Games," taxes and transitor regulations for municipal casinos. How the system works today and why this particular law "collected" the market.
Learn more →What SCJ does: issues and revokes casino permits, licenses games, controls legal/financial/operational aspects, maintains a "Catalog of Games," applies sanctions and sets the standards for responsible gaming, PLA/FT and cybersecurity. Legal support - Law No. 19. 995 and regulations of the Ministry of Finance (DS 287).
Learn more →Briefly and in the case: what makes the land casino "legal" in Chile - the SCJ permit, the requirements of the DS 287 regulation for the facility and operations, the "Catalog of Games," inspections and sanctions. We explain why offline casinos are legal when the conditions are met, and online without a special law remains outside the legal field.
Learn more →How online betting and casinos in Chile from the "gray zone" came to a full-fledged legalization agenda: key decisions of the Supreme Court (blocking 2023/2025), which contains a bill on online platforms, what taxes and advertising restrictions are discussed by the Senate, and why before the adoption of the law online is still considered illegal.
Learn more →We analyze taxes in Chilean gambling: 20% specific tax with GGR and 0.07 UTM for entering an offline casino, distribution of receipts, VAT; what the draft online law lays down for operators (20% GGR, 2% IND, 1% per RG, 1000 UTM per license); how players' winnings are taxed - lotteries (15% single), bets/online winnings (SII mode).
Learn more →Briefly and in the case: Chile - offline casino under Law 19. 995 and the hard line of ships online before the adoption of the special law; Argentina - "federal mosaic" with provincial licenses; Peru is a single MINCETUR national regime with valid licenses and taxes. Tabular comparison of the status quo, regulators, taxes and trends until 2030.
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