{"id":19976,"date":"2026-11-11T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=19976"},"modified":"2026-11-11T06:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:43:27","slug":"chile-moves-toward-ban-as-63-5-demand-regulation","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/chile-moves-toward-ban-as-63-5-demand-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile moves toward ban as 63.5% demand regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santiago, Chile, November 10, 2026.<\/strong> The <strong>Senate Economic Affairs Committee<\/strong> approved two amendments on <strong>November 9<\/strong> seeking to ban online betting, in a vote of <strong>three in favor, one against, and one abstention<\/strong>, while a nationwide survey revealed that <strong>63.5% of respondents favor regulating online gambling platforms<\/strong>, compared with <strong>30.8% who support a ban<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/chilean-casino-unions-demand-jobs-in-online-betting-regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8211; Chilean casino unions demand jobs in online betting regulation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposals were introduced by <strong>Paulina N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong>, President of the Senate, and Senators <strong>Gast\u00f3n Saavedra<\/strong>, Chairman of the committee, and <strong>Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez<\/strong>. They seek to prohibit the operation, offering, and advertising of online betting, block domains and payment channels, and impose criminal penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/chile-blocks-174-betting-sites-opens-two-casino-tenders\/\"><strong>&#8211; Chile blocks 174 betting sites, opens two casino tenders<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-140.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19980\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6065573770491803;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-140.png 735w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-140-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Gast\u00f3n Saavedra<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00fa\u00f1ez&#8217;s proposal provides for aggravated penalties of <strong>up to 15 years in prison<\/strong>. The amendment introduced by Saavedra and Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez establishes prison sentences ranging from <strong>541 days to five years<\/strong> and fines of <strong>200 to 1,000 Monthly Tax Units (UTM)<\/strong>, exempting authorized activities operated by <strong>Polla Chilena, Loter\u00eda de Concepci\u00f3n, racetracks, and land-based casinos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <strong>Universidad San Sebasti\u00e1n<\/strong> surveyed <strong>1,024 people across 178 municipalities and 16 regions<\/strong> between <strong>October 9 and 26<\/strong>. <strong>98.6%<\/strong> supported identity verification and fraud prevention measures, <strong>95.3%<\/strong> favored taxation, <strong>89.9%<\/strong> backed deposit limits, and <strong>84.5%<\/strong> supported funding for gambling addiction prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-141.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19981\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6225895316804408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-141.png 905w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-141-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-141-767x472.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government of President <strong>Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast<\/strong>, represented by Deputy Finance Minister <strong>Sebasti\u00e1n Vallebona<\/strong>, submitted amendments to <strong>Bill No. 14,838-03<\/strong> on <strong>October 26<\/strong>, proposing five-year licenses and a <strong>22% tax burden: 19% VAT plus a 3% specific tax on gross gaming revenue (GGR)<\/strong>. The proposed framework requires an annual licensing fee of <strong>1,000 UTM<\/strong>, minimum capital of <strong>5,000 UTM<\/strong>, a transitional authorization fee of <strong>3,000 UTM<\/strong>, and an advertising ban, under the supervision of the <strong>Superintendence of Gaming Casinos (SCJ)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the <strong>Undersecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel)<\/strong> is enforcing court-ordered domain blocks, while the <strong>Internal Revenue Service (SII)<\/strong> administers tax obligations under <strong>Resolution No. 69 issued in June<\/strong>. The amendments are expected to be consolidated during the week of <strong>November 16<\/strong>. The bill remains in its <strong>second stage of constitutional legislative review<\/strong>, with neither a general ban nor new online gambling licenses enacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago, Chile, November 10, 2026. The Senate Economic Affairs Committee approved two amendments on November 9 seeking to ban online betting, in a vote of three in favor, one against, and one abstention, while a nationwide survey revealed that 63.5% of respondents favor regulating online gambling platforms, compared with 30.8% who support a ban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19977,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1488,5037,4357,15,102,585,354,5012,105,1218],"class_list":["post-19976","gambling","type-gambling","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-ban","tag-casinos-online","tag-chile","tag-gambling","tag-online-betting","tag-online-gambling","tag-responsible-gambling","tag-south-america","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chile moves toward ban as 63.5% demand regulation - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Santiago, Chile, November 10, 2026. 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