The economic framework of online betting in Ecuador relies on the 2024 fiscal package: a 15% tax on gross revenue of operators (effective July 1, 2024) and a 15% deduction from player prizes; in the first half of 2024, 65 companies entered the payer register.
Legal work requires a 5-year LOPD license with a collection of 655 SBU (~ $307,850).
On the demand side - the restoration of inbound tourism (about 1. 42 million arrivals in 2023) and a high digital base: ~ 77% of the population online (2024).
Bottom line: budget revenues are formed through taxes on betting and licensing fees, and the growth driver is digital channels and sports.
What exactly has the Ecuadorian economy lost due to the casino ban since 2011: direct and indirect jobs, subsidence in evening hotel and MICE revenue, tax revenue compression, investment write-offs, underground growth and online offshore leaks. We give a structural map of losses, regional accents (Quito/Guayaquil) and a scenario assessment frame.
Learn more →We analyze how lotteries bring money to the state and society in Ecuador: revenue channels (operator deductions, taxes on the supply chain, unclaimed prizes), social mission, the role of sales agents, which changes with digitalization and how to increase "social returns" without increasing the ticket rate.
Learn more →What is included in the "underground" after the 2011 casino ban, why it is difficult to calculate the real volumes, which indicators to use (raids, payment traces, online traffic), what the map of the foci looks like (Quito, Guayaquil, provinces) and how the "shadow" is fed from offshore online. We give a scenario fork and practical containment measures.
Learn more →Key differences between Ecuador and Peru and Colombia: offline and online status, licensing, GGR taxes, responsible play standards, shadow traffic sewerage, impact on tourism and MICE. We give a comparison of approaches and practical lessons for Ecuador.
Learn more →How Ecuador copes with the social risks of excitement after the casino ban in 2011: what works in preventing gambling addiction, why underground halls and offshore online increase the vulnerability of families, what control tools the state, business and communities need.
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