Lottery gambling is legal in Chile and is operated exclusively by two authorized entities: the state-owned Polla Chilena de Beneficencia and the privately owned Lotería de Concepción, both regulated under specific laws governing their charters (1). Any gambling activity in Chile, including online platforms, is illegal unless offered by these authorized local operators or other specifically licensed entities such as brick-and-mortar casinos and horse racetracks (1).
The regulatory framework for gambling in Chile is dispersed across several laws, with relevant provisions found in the Chilean Civil and Criminal Codes, Law No. 19,995 of 2005, and the Horse Racing Law (1). Chilean law differentiates between games of chance, where luck predominantly determines the outcome including lotteries and scratch cards, and games of skill that rely primarily on intellectual or physical abilities (1).
"Among the objectives of the project are to protect the health and safety of those who gamble and to create conditions that allow for a competitive market between these and the currently legal forms of gambling."
The Chilean Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a bill in August 2025 seeking to regulate the online gaming and betting sector, which was previously approved by the Chamber of Deputies in December 2023 (2). The bill aims to ensure transparency regarding the origins and destination of resources obtained through gambling platforms and to contribute to tax collection, with a proposed 19% Value Added Tax and total tax burden not exceeding 28% (2).
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https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/07/114110-chile-senate-moves-forward-with-bill-to-regulate-online-gambling-platforms
Last updated: 16-10-2025 Disclaimer: This article does not provide legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney directly.
