Chile lists 26 gaming venues in the iGaming.bet B2B directory, across 25 cities. Cities with the highest concentration of venues: Iquique (2), Antofagasta (1), Arica (1), Calama (1), Castro (1).
Among the most popular casinos in Chile are: Casino Luckia Arica (Arica), Dreams Coyhaique Casino & Hotel (Coyhaique), Antay Casino & Hotel Copiapó (Copiapó), Dreams Temuco Casino & Hotel (Temuco), Gran Casino de Talca (Talca), Marina del Sol Iquique (Iquique), Dreams Puerto Montt Casino & Resort (Puerto Montt), Marina del Sol Chillán (Chillán), Enjoy Antofagasta Casino & Resort (Antofagasta), Enjoy Viña del Mar Casino & Resort (Viña del Mar).
Chile was for decades one of South America countries with the most restrictive gaming policy. Casinos were prohibited in the national territory until Law 19,995 of 2005 created the legal framework allowing gaming casinos in the country tourist regions under a private operator concession model supervised by the State. Before this law, the only legal gaming in Chile was the Polla Chilena de Beneficencia and horse racing bets, while casino games operated in a legal grey area in some municipalities. With the 2005 law Chile went from zero to 24 casinos in less than a decade, being South American gaming history fastest physical expansion.
The sector regulator in Chile is the Gaming Casino Superintendency (SCJ), created by Law 19,995 as a technical body under the Ministry of Interior. The SCJ is responsible for granting, maintaining and revoking operating licenses, supervising responsible gaming compliance and overseeing revenue collection. The specific gaming tax in Chile is 20% of gross revenue, distributed equally between the municipality where the casino operates and the corresponding regional government, constituting a relevant financing source for lower tax-base communes in tourist regions.
Valparaíso Region has in Casino Enjoy Viña del Mar the highest tradition and volume gaming establishment in Chile, located in the Garden City heart steps from the Flower Clock and Quinta Vergara. Casino Enjoy Santiago, in the Pudahuel sector, is the capital largest with direct access from Route 68 and the International Airport. In the north, Enjoy Antofagasta, inaugurated in 2023 with 700 machines and 30 tables, is the largest casino in northern Chile and the most recent major sector investment. Coquimbo Region has Enjoy Coquimbo and Ovalle Casino Resort as its references in the La Serena-Coquimbo conurbation, the world astronomy capital. Los Lagos Region has Dreams Puerto Montt as the gateway to Chilean Patagonian gaming. The south has Casino Enjoy Puerto Varas and Casino Punta Arenas as its highest tourism-value establishments, combining gaming with world-class natural settings.
The two dominant groups in the Chilean market are Enjoy S.A., Chile largest casino chain present in Viña del Mar, Santiago, Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Iquique, Arica, Temuco, Puerto Varas and Punta Arenas, and Grupo Dreams, an Enjoy subsidiary with establishments in Valdivia, Puerto Montt, Temuco and other southern cities. The Marina del Sol chain operates in Iquique and Talca under municipal concessions. The Chilean market has low international operator penetration due to the regional concession model that favors domestic groups with local market experience.
The Superintendence reported CLP 141,329 million in accrued taxes through September, equivalent to 37.9 percent of gross gaming revenue. Tax collection fell 8.46 percent in real terms, while visits dropped by 11.25 percent.
Alejandro Riquelme described the domain blocking enforced by Subtel as ineffective and suggested that the Superintendencia de Casinos coordinate with banks to block transactions. He also insisted that the activity is currently illegal, not unregulated.
The workers' union is demanding the jobs that the delay is failing to generate, while the operators' association is denouncing the tax asymmetry. Both objections point to the same part of the government's text.
Undersecretary Sebastián Vallebona explained that the 3 percent rate does not allow for VAT or PPM deductions, which, combined with VAT, brings the total to 22 percent, and projected tax revenues exceeding USD 100 million in the first year.
The two Chilean associations welcomed the Executive’s bill, but focused their objection on the same point: a licensed platform that cannot promote itself or compete on a level playing field loses the battle against illegal offerings.
The Executive's amendments were submitted within the deadline, spanning 114 pages that ban advertising even for licensed operators, prohibit all promotional bonuses, and establish a payment pathway to regularize past operations.
The supplier integrated its entire content portfolio onto the Chilean operator's platform, featuring series originating in land-based venues and adapted for the online channel, in a market whose legal framework remains in Congress.
An ACCJ report measured the drop in specific tax revenues between 2019 and 2025 across the 18 municipalities with casinos under Law 19.995. Rinconada suffered a 39% decline, accounting on its own for nearly four out of every ten pesos of the total drop.
The Chilean fintech has made the continuation of its payment services conditional on the tax compliance of platforms registered with the SII, in a market where pressure comes via tax enforcement rather than licensing.
The regulator has already ordered the shutdown of 174 sites since August 19, but the Undersecretary admitted that platforms switch domains to evade the ruling.