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Tag Archives: Chilean Gaming Control Board

Chile – Slots outside casinos illegal states SJC

During an online training session with around 290 officials from municipalities across the country, the Chilean Gaming Board (SJC) reiterated the fact that slots outside of casinos are illegal. The session covered  “the requirements for the qualification of gaming machines prior to the granting or renewal of the municipal patent for games of skill or skill.”…

Chile – Television executives warned that online gambling is illegal

The Chilean Gaming Control Board (SCJ) has warned the executive directors of four television channels in Chile to stop the advertising of online gambling as it is illegal.   According to the Diario Financiero , the letter was sent to the directors of Channel 13 , TVN , CHV and Mega , and alluded  to commercials from firms such as Betway , Betsson and  JackpotCity , which according to the entity was  “illegal. ” The television…

Chile – Online gambling companies breaking the law says lawyer for Monticello

Gran Arena Monticello’s lawyer, Carlos Gajardo Pinto, has published a letter aimed at online gambling sites operating in Chile. In a text published by the newspaper La Tercera, he stated that international operators “try to position it ” so that their operations do not appear illegal, but said: “The law is quite clear in prohibiting…

Chile – Peruvian operator alleges irregularities in casino tender

The Meier Corporation (Corporación Meier) filed a complaint before Chile´s competition authority, the Tribunal for the Defence of Free Competition (TDLC). The Peruvian operator, which is the current licence holder for the casino located in Talca and owns a share of the Puerto Natales Casino, denounced a series of irregularities regarding the bidding rules for the last two public tenders carried out by the Gaming…

Chile – Supreme Court rejects lottery attempt to block online gambling

The Supreme Court of Chile confirmed a resolution issued by the Court of Appeals of Santiago thereby rejecting an appeal filed by lottery operator Polla Chilena de Beneficencia which would have obliged internet providers block access to 23 sports betting websites. In its appeal, La Polla Chilena stated that it had sent a letter to…

Chile – Investigation into possible collusion between operators

Chile’s National Competition Authority (FNE) revealed that it has carried out a series of raids involving directors of casino operators in Chile. The agency is believed to be carrying out an investigation over possible collusion within the industry. During the raid, computers, cell phones and documents were taken, which are now in the hands of the…

Chile – Gaming board renews ten licences

The Chilean Gaming Board (SCJ) renewed the operating license of ten casinos during the Public Hearing for the opening of the economic bids on Friday. Operators had been invited to submit their bids as part of the licensing process for twelve licences that will be available as of July 2023.   All of the permits…

Chile – Online gambling bill delayed at request of executive branch

The Economy Commission in the Chamber of Deputies has delayed discussions over online gambling legislation after it received a request from the executive branch. The request was made by Representatives of the Ministry of Finance headed by Minister Mario Marcel who asked the parliamentary working group to delay the debate on the bill for thirty…

Chile – SJC warns football clubs that online betting advertising is illegal

The Chilean Gaming Board (SJC) has warned that football clubs accepting sponsorship and advertising deals from online sports betting companies are breaking the law. In a strongly worded statement to local press the SJC emphasised that it was illegal for anyone apart from the state owned company Polla Chilena de Beneficencia, the Lotería de Concepción…