Chile Senators Challenge Online Betting Bill

Chile’s Senate has opened detailed debate on an online betting bill after the government and rival groups of lawmakers submitted competing models for the market. The government favours licensing and blocking unlicensed platforms, while senators have proposed reserving online gambling for entities already authorised by statute. Chile’s online betting bill, Boletín 14.838-03, was introduced in March 2022. The Chamber of Deputies sent its approved text to the Senate in December 2023. Senators backed the bill in principle in August 2025. The Senate Economy Committee opened detailed discussion of the proposal on 27 October 2026.