A key act of the industry is Ley para el Control de los Casinos, Salas de Bingo y Máquinas Traganíqueles (G.O. No. 36. 254, 23. 07. 1997), defining licensing, control and sanctions for casinos, binge halls and slot machines.
The regulations to the law enshrines the procedures and powers of the supervisory authority.
The regulator is the Comisión Nacional de Casinos (CNC), which is entrusted with the authorization and control of operators.
Game taxation is established by Ley de Impuesto a las Actividades de Juegos de Envite o Azar (G.O. 38. 670, 25. 04. 2007).
After a long period of closures, the authorities began issuing new permits from 2021 and actually restarted part of the offline market (casino/bingo) under the supervision of CNC.
A special, comprehensive framework for online casinos and online betting as of October 13, 2025 remains fragmented; regulation is concentrated on the ground segment and administrative acts.
How Venezuelan gambling evolved: the 1997 law and the National Casino Commission, "zero" and the heyday of bingo, a sharp reversal of 2011 under Hugo Chavez with the closure of the halls, then the return of the casino under Nicolas Maduro (including the announcement of cryptocasino at the Humboldt hotel) and a wave of permits from 2021. We give key dates, context and sources. ([Yogonet][1])
Learn more →What happened in 2011: why Hugo Chavez ordered the closure of casinos and bingo in Venezuela, how it affected employment and tourism, and why from 2020-2021. the authorities began to win back the ban (Humboldt/Petro, "30 licenses"). We give key dates, legal context and verifiable sources. ([El Pitazo][1])
Learn more →As a country from the "total closure" of halls under Chavez, it came to a partial restoration of the industry in 2020-2025: the announcement of a casino at the Humboldt Hotel with calculations at Petro, a package of ~ 30 permits in 2021, an "interconnection" to control gaming machines and a bet on tourist areas. We give key facts, dates and sources. ([infobae][1])
Learn more →Briefly and in the case: lotteries in Venezuela are legal and centrally regulated (CONALOT/" Ley Nacional de Lotería"), hippodrome rates have their own legal framework (decree-law 1999). Wide sports betting is allowed in principle, but their regulation remains fragmented: the nationwide tax law covers "apuesta deportiva," while the online segment has long lived without a clear "white" framework and partially relied on municipal norms and industry practices. We give primary sources and practical conclusions. ([asambleanacional. gob. ve][1])
Learn more →By 2025, Venezuela does not have a single national "digital" framework for online gambling: the 1997 law covers only offline casinos/bingo, lotteries are regulated separately, and offshore sites and semi-self-regulated hipic (racing) services dominate the Internet. The result is a legal vacuum/" gray area" for players and operators. We give primary acts and fresh materials of the Venezuelan media. ([asambleanacional. gob. ve][1])
Learn more →Who manages lotteries in Venezuela and what laws everything rests on: the national regulator CONALOT, Ley Nacional de Lotería, the role of regional lottery institutions (Tachira, Caracas, Zulia, Aragua, Oriente), licensing of commercializers and online showcases. We provide primary sources and examples of existing operators/registers. ([conalot. gob. ve][1])
Learn more →Three neighboring gambling models: Venezuela (reactivation of land-based casinos from 2021, mosaic online field), Ecuador (nationwide casino ban after the 2011 referendum, in 2024-2025 - a separate framework for betting on sports), Colombia (full online regulation of Coljuegos from 2016 and the "white list" of operators). Key laws, regulators and practical conclusions for players and businesses. ([iGaming Brazil][1])
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