Peru is consolidating gambling as an economic driver after the industry contributed over $32 million to tourism and development, according to Fernando Calderón Castro, president of the National Gaming Association (SONAJA). The figure adds to total tax revenue of approximately $125 million in 2025, in a market that integrates land-based casinos, slot machines and online platforms under an increasingly structured fiscal framework.
The regulatory backbone sits with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), led in 2026 by José Fernando Reyes Llanos, through the Directorate General of Casino Games and Slot Machines (DGJCMT), headed by Yuri Guerra Padilla. The system combines land-based regulation under Law No. 27153 and digital control through Law No. 31557 (2022), which legalized online betting and gaming, applying a 12% tax plus an additional 1% excise tax (ISC) introduced by Legislative Decree No. 1644 (2024).
Yuri Guerra Padilla
For casinos and slot machines, 60% goes to municipalities, 15% to Mincetur, 10% to the Peruvian Institute of Sport (IPD) and 15% to the Treasury. In online gaming, the split shifts to 40% for Mincetur, 20% for mental health programs, 20% for IPD and 20% for the State, directly linking gambling revenues to public policy funding.
José Fernando Reyes Llanos
Between January and November 2025, total tax collection reached approximately $113 million, including $53 million from slot machines, $31 million from online sports betting, $24 million from online gaming and $3.5 million from casinos. Peru has already authorized 54 platforms, registered 320 providers and certified 8 international laboratories, building one of the most formalized gaming ecosystems in Latin America.
Mincetur, alongside the Peruvian National Police, shut down 17 illegal venues and destroyed 557 slot machines, applying Article 243-C of the Penal Code, which penalizes illegal gambling operations with up to four years in prison. The sector is entering a new phase, with stronger digital oversight, online expansion and consolidation of a hybrid model. In Peru, gambling is no longer just entertainment; it is a direct funding source for tourism, sports and public health, with growing weight in the formal economy.
