Chile's Online Betting Bill Debated in Senate

The Chilean Senate has begun detailed deliberations on the online betting bill. The government and some groups of senators have put forward different regulatory models for the market. The government supports a licensing model and the blocking of unlicensed platforms. Some senators, however, propose leaving online betting only to organizations authorized by law.

The bill was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies in March 2022 under bulletin number 14.838-03. The Chamber of Deputies approved its text and sent it to the Senate in December 2023. The Senate supported the bill in principle in August 2025. The Senate Economy Committee began the detailed discussion of the bill on October 27, 2026.

No proposal has become law yet. It is not confirmed that the contested amendments were accepted as of October 28. The bill is in its second constitutional stage and needs further approvals before it can become law. On behalf of the government, Deputy Minister of Finance Sebastián Vallebona presented the new approach to the committee. Senator Carlos Ignacio Kuschel described it as a license or block model and said that platform advertising and customer acquisition bonuses would be broadly banned. These details are based on information shared by those who attended the meeting.

Other proposals include one by Diego Ibáñez and Gastón Saavedra. This proposal prohibits online betting except by businesses authorized under specific laws. The exempted entities include Polla Chilena, Lotería de Concepción, authorized horse racing tracks, and casinos. Paulina Núñez, meanwhile, proposes limiting online activity to Polla Chilena and Lotería de Concepción only.