The Senate of Chile will review the text and framework of a new Federal Gambling Bill (035/2022), aimed at overhauling the Andean nation’s longstanding gambling laws. Despite unresolved conflicts, this week Chile’s Chamber of Deputies approved the draft legislation by a majority of 97 votes in favor and 28 against. The Bill will thus be presented to the Senate for …
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Chile’s National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) has abandoned its principal partnership with Betsson AB. which will no longer serve as title sponsor of the Campeonato Nacional. Yesterday, ANFP informed national media of the conclusion of Betsson’s contract as principal sponsor of Chilean football, effective from 15 October. Agreed in 2022 for a reported $8m, the deal has seen Betsson …
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The government of Chile has ordered sporting bodies and organisations to abide by the ruling of the Supreme Court related to the current legal status of online gambling activities. Though government agencies are in the process of finalising a legislative framework to launch Chile’s regulated online gambling marketplace, in September a Supreme Court judgement upheld a challenge by state-owned lottery …
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Chile’s progress on launching a regulated online gambling marketplace has been thrown into doubt, as the Supreme Court orders the government block access to all online gambling websites. Today, the Supreme Court of Chile upheld a legal challenge by state-owned lottery and pools operator Polla Chilena de Beneficencia that urged judges to deem “online gambling as an illegal activity”. Voting …
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The government of Chile has accepted the resolutions put forward by the Economic Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, needed to launch a regulated online gambling marketplace in 2023. The Commission had been tasked with drafting legislative articles needed by the government and relevant authorities to define licensed and prohibited (criminal) online gambling activities. A legislative update was required as …
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The Congress of Chile has announced that it will establish an ‘Investigative Commission‘ to evaluate existing rules on sports betting advertising and to make recommendations on which changes should be applied as the government aims to launch a regulated online gambling marketplace in 2023. Sports Minister Jaime Pizarro will lead the initiative, which within its remit has been tasked with …
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