Chile Creates Technical Committee to Regulate Online Betting

Government and Congress Seek to Accelerate Regulation

Chile.- June 19, 2026 – www.zonadeazar.com Chile has taken another step toward regulating online betting by creating a technical committee tasked with analyzing the operational, tax and regulatory aspects of the future digital gaming market. The initiative aims to build consensus among authorities, lawmakers and industry stakeholders ahead of the final approval of the online betting and casino bill.

A Key Bill for the Industry

Bill No. 14.838-03 continues to move through Congress and proposes a licensing system, specific taxation, contributions to sports development, responsible gambling measures and stronger enforcement tools against unlicensed operators.

The technical committee will review implementation issues including supervision, consumer protection, anti-money laundering controls and technological oversight mechanisms.

Growing Demand for Legal Certainty

The initiative comes amid increasing pressure to provide legal certainty to an industry that currently operates without a dedicated regulatory framework. While the bill advances through the Senate, Chile’s Supreme Court has continued to order blocks against unauthorized betting operators.

Market studies indicate that a significant portion of online betting traffic in Chile still flows to operators without local authorization, strengthening calls for comprehensive regulation.

High-Potential Market

The future framework could position Chile as one of Latin America’s most attractive online gaming markets, encouraging international investment, increasing tax revenues and improving consumer protection standards.

Industry stakeholders are closely watching the work of the new technical committee, which is viewed as a crucial step toward completing one of the region’s most significant gaming regulatory reforms.

Edited by: @_fonta