Tag Archives: Peru
Peru – President signs new online gambling bill
Law No. 31806, which modifies Law No. 31557 on online gaming and sports betting, has been enacted in the Official Gazette of Peru, after obtaining the signature President Dina Boluarte. The bill will enter into force within the next 120 days. The new law which regulates the online games and sports betting ratifies that the…
Peru – Congress approves changes to online gambling bill
The Peruvian Congress approved Bill 3595/2022, a substitute text that modifies the regulation of gambling and online betting, with 105 votes in favour and 2 abstentions. Bill 3595/2022 modifies Law 31557 which was signed by the President of Peru Pedro Castillo last year putting the newly regulated industry under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and…
Peru – Changes to Peru’s online gambling bill to be revealed soon
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) announced that it will publish the result of the early public consultation of the draft Regulation of Law No. 31557 on its website. Law 31557 was signed by Peru’s President in August 2022 putting the newly regulated online industry under Mincetur but work is currently being carried…
Peru – Congresswoman backs calls for changes to online gambling law
Appearing before the Foreign Trade and Tourism Commission Congresswoman Lady Camones reaffirmed her support for changes to Peru’s online gambling law (Law 31557). The changes were put forward as part of Bill 3595/2022 which seeks to ensure that offshore operators also pay the new online gambling tax rate as well as landbased operators. Camones explained that…
Peru – Working group wants tax imposed on offshore operators Â
Locally based sportsbetting organisation the Asociación Peruana de Apuestas Deportivas (APADELA) has come out in support of modifications to Peru’s online gambling bill (Law 31557) which was signed by Peru’s President in August last year. However they want changes to how the industry is taxed overall. Lawmakers are discussing how the direct tax applied to Net…
Peru – Gambling revenue on the rise for government
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Luis Fernando Helguero has announced that the government expects to collect S/210 million this year from taxes generated by casinos and slots which would mean an increase of 5% compared to the amount registered in 2022. In his presentation at the Foreign Trade and Tourism Commission of the Parliament,…
Peru – Bill could affect excise tax rate on casinos
A bill aimed at changing how tax rates are set has resurfaced in Peru and is gaining momentum. Originally presented by Congresswoman Patricia Chirinos in 2021, the bill states that for the first time Congress would be in charge of determining the application of taxes for goods such as alcohol and tobacco as opposed to…
Peru – Match fixing scandal erupts in Peruvian football
The Carlos Stein football club had dismissed eight players from the squad on suspicion of links with bookmakers and match fixing. Brandon Palacios, a team player broke the story to local press: “It’s a sensitive issue because they are saying that there are people involved in betting, they are people I know and have a…
Peru – IGT deploys Floor Manager in Peru with first cloud-based game delivery technology
International Game Technology has signed a multi-site technology agreement with Qullqi to deploy IGT’s award-winning Floor Manager systems technology at Qullqi’s seven casinos across Peru including: Casino Macao and Casino Montecarlo in Loreto, Casino Masaris Paita and Casino Gambinos Paita in Piura, Casino Carrusel and Casino Crystal Palace in Lima and Casino La Torre De…
