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The head of Chile’s tax office has told the Economy Commission of the Chamber of Deputies that once online gambling is regulated that licensed sites could generate around CLP$ 5bn in taxes once Chile’s new gambling law is enacted. The information was provided by the director of the Internal Revenue Service, Hernán Frigolett, who argued that…

The National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) has been dealt with another setback after it filed an appeal against the recent decree of the Undersecretariat of Justice that forced it to end its contracts with sports betting operators. The First Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Santiago decided not to accept the admissibility of…

The commission that will regulate online betting platforms now under discussion in the Economy Commission of the Chamber of Deputies has released more details of the bill including planned restrictions on licenses. The bill will ban any online olatforms which have been present in the market over the previous twelve months.   According to article 13 of…

Lottery operator La Polla Chilena de Beneficencia (Polla) has delivered a list of 1,200 online betting sites that they want to see blocked following a recent Supreme Court decision. According to the resolution issued earlier this month, these websites “carry out gambling activities within the borders of Chile, without legal authorization or from any national tax authority,…

Chile’s Undersecretary of Telecommunications (SUBTEL) has backed the Supreme Court’s decision to block access to online betting platforms. Speaking with local media ADN Hoy Undersecretary of SUBTEL Claudio Arraya,  made it clear that the regulator supported the decision of the Supreme Court. “The ruling of the Supreme Court has already been issued and written, therefore,…

The Superintendence of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) has come out in support of the Supreme Court’s decision to block access to online betting platforms. The announcement comes after Chile’s highest court accepted an appeal from state lottery operator Polla Chilena de Beneficencia . In a statement the head of the legal division of the SJC Manuel Zárate said…

Chile’s highest court has accepted an appeal from lottery operator Polla Chilena de Beneficencia and ordered the blocking of online betting platforms. According to the resolution, these websites “carry out gambling activities within the borders of Chile, without legal authorization or from any national tax authority, which is why they are illegal according to national…

Chile’s National Professional Football Association (ANFP) has been given just 30 days by the Ministry of Justice to end any contracts it may have with sports betting operators. The Ministry of Justice has also announced that the same regulations could well apply to the ANFP’s associates including clubs and any of its partners. At a press…

The legal case against sports betting operators is still in force, after a court in Chile rejected the definitive dismissal of proceedings. The case against online operators was put forward by casino operator Dreams along with Club Hípico and Polla Chilena de Beneficencia. Plaintiffs also include Chile’s tax office which have taken online operators to…