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Chile opens trial over alleged illegal casino in Punta Arenas
Prosecutors argue the unlicensed venue in downtown Punta Arenas operated slot machines outside the country’s gambling regulatory and tax system for years before authorities shut it down.
1 min read • Jul 30 • By Milagros del Priore
Chile casino operators seek suspension of four-casino tender
Marina del Sol and Dreams have asked Chile's competition tribunal to halt the licensing process for casinos in Iquique, Viña del Mar, Pucón and Coquimbo.
2 min read • Jul 14 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile: Concepción mayor targets illegal casinos hidden behind "secret doors"
Héctor Muñoz says illegal gambling venues are operating behind hidden entrances inside shopping galleries as authorities expand enforcement across the Biobío region.
2 min read • Jul 10 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile's tax authority allows margin-based VAT calculation for online betting
The ruling allows operators to calculate value-added tax on net gambling revenue rather than total wagers if they can substantiate their remuneration model.
1 min read • Jul 10 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile lifts suspension on Viña del Mar casino tender
Ruling clears way for stalled bidding process to resume, with the economic and technical offer hearing set to take place in August.
2 min read • Jul 8 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chilean police seize illegal slot machines
Police seized 40 slot machines and cash during a raid on an unlicensed gambling venue in Chile's Atacama Region.
1 min read • Jun 26 • By Milagros del Priore
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Illegal gaming room shut down in Chillán, Chile
Municipal security forces and Carabineros have raided and closed an unauthorized gambling venue in Chillán, making seven arrests in the latest enforcement action against illegal gaming market.
1 min read • Jun 18 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile considers DNS blocking to curb illegal betting sites
Telecoms regulator Subtel told a Santiago court that DNS blocking is the most viable option among three technical mechanisms it evaluated to stop unlicensed betting platforms.
2 min read • Jun 16 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile tax authority defends betting tax decision
Chile’s tax authority has rejected claims that requiring online betting platforms to pay VAT legitimizes illegal gambling operations.
1 min read • Jun 10 • By Layla Victoria
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Former betting lobbyist takes advisory role in Chile gambling bill process
María Trinidad Sainz Reyes, who lobbied for operators including Betano and Betsson is now a legislative adviser at the Segpres, the government body coordinating the bill's passage through the Senate.
2 min read • May 28 • By Milagros del Priore
Legal & RegulatoryOnline
Chile regulator outlines challenges in blocking illegal betting sites
Authorities are developing a technical protocol to enforce Supreme Court-ordered betting site blocks.
1 min read • May 11 • By Layla Victoria
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Chile shuts down illegal casino previously raided in 2023
Authorities dismantled an unlicensed gambling venue in Galvarino, seizing dozens of slot machines and arresting six individuals as part of a coordinated enforcement action.
1 min read • Apr 10 • By Milagros del Priore
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Antofagasta casino operator faces liquidation hearing
A court ruling could determine the future of the Casino de Antofagasta concession in Chile amid an ongoing corporate dispute.
2 min read • Mar 11 • By Milagros del Priore
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Dreams challenges regulator in court over Coyhaique casino license exclusion
The Chilean operator seeks to overturn its disqualification from the Coyhaique casino tender, arguing the regulator applied unclear ownership and tax documentation requirements.
2 min read • Mar 6 • By Milagros del Priore
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Workers at Chile’s Casino Rinconada vote on strike amid labor dispute with Casinos de Chile
Unionized workers at Casino Rinconada in Los Andes voted on a legal strike after collective bargaining negotiations with operator Casinos de Chile broke down.
1 min read • Mar 5 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chilean police dismantle illegal casino in Santiago
Police arrested the operator and confiscated 36 slot machines, surveillance equipment and live ammunition.
1 min read • Mar 5 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile: Enjoy faces court action over disputed slot jackpot
A Chilean court has ordered Casino Enjoy of Viña del Mar to appear after refusing to pay a jackpot displayed on a slot machine, which the operator claims resulted from a technical malfunction.
2 min read • Feb 24 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile resets Iquique casino tender, reducing municipal income by 71%
Following the early termination of Dreams concession, Chile’s regulator has reopened the bidding process for the Iquique casino, cutting the municipality’s guaranteed annual income by more than two-thirds.
1 min read • Feb 17 • By Milagros del Priore
Legal & RegulatoryCasino
Chile launches new casino tender after Enjoy, Dreams exits
Four licenses in Coquimbo, Viña del Mar, Pucón and Iquique are up for bid following early surrender of permits.
1 min read • Feb 16 • By Layla Victoria
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Chilean Government opens bidding process for Iquique casino operation
Chile’s Superintendence of Casinos of Gaming (SCJ) has initiated the formal bidding process to grant a new operating license for the Iquique casino as part of a broader concession renewal cycle.
1 min read • Feb 11 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile: Casino tax intake slips in 2025 despite higher spend per visit
Authorized casinos contributed CLP194.21bn ($225m) in taxes last year as GGR and visitation declined in real terms.
3 min read • Feb 6 • By Layla Victoria
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Chile: Viña del Mar faces revenue risk due to lower casino payment floor
Chile’s gaming regulator has set a 394,000 UF minimum annual payment for the next Viña del Mar casino concession, below the level sought by local and regional authorities.
3 min read • Jan 30 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile: Castro officials push to secure casino as license deadline approaches
Local authorities and community leaders urged the Castro municipality to take an active role in retaining the city’s casino amid uncertainty triggered by a failed tender in nearby Ancud.
3 min read • Jan 28 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile declares casino licensing processes vacant
Chile’s gaming regulator has terminated the evaluation of casino license applications in Coyhaique and Ancud after applicants failed to meet technical and regulatory requirements.
3 min read • Jan 26 • By Milagros del Priore
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Chile: Pucón raises the bar for next casino license
Following Enjoy's exit, the municipality has outlined stricter conditions for the next operator.
3 min read • Dec 12 • By Layla Victoria
