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Chile’s proposed framework for regulating online gambling is facing competing legislative challenges, with some senators seeking to prohibit private operators entirely while others want to reserve online gambling for the country’s established lottery providers. The competing proposals have intensified uncertainty for operators as lawmakers continue to debate the future of the market. On 26 October 2026, President José Antonio Kast’s government submitted a 114-page package of

The Chilean government has significantly accelerated the legislative process surrounding the regulation of online betting platforms, granting the proposal “supreme urgency” status as it advances through the Senate. By assigning this classification, the Executive Branch has reduced the timeframe for parliamentary voting on the bill to just 15 days, signaling a major shift in political momentum behind the country’s long-delayed gambling reform agenda. The proposal first entered