2025 outlook in Chile: casinos billed USD 577 million with a 4.5% drop

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2025 outlook in Chile: casinos billed USD 577 million with a 4.5% drop

The annual report from the Superintendency confirms Monticello's hegemony, which bills twice as much as its closest competitor. Despite generating over USD 200 million in taxes, the industry shows signs of contraction compared to 2024.

The Chilean casino industry closed its annual balance with mixed results. Although the total gross billing of the 25 operational rooms approached USD 580 million, the consolidated report from the Superintendency of Gambling Casinos (SCJ) reveals a cooling in activity: private operators recorded a real decrease of 4.5% in their revenues compared to the previous year.

Specifically, the market generated an accumulated "win" (gross income) of CLP 549,308 million (USD 577.4 million). Most of the pie remains in the hands of the 22 casinos under Law 19,995, which contributed USD 535.9 million, although they were precisely the ones that marked the year-on-year decline. Meanwhile, the three municipal casinos (Iquique, Puerto Varas, and Natales) showed slight resilience with a 0.5% increase, totaling USD 41.5 million.

Monticello plays in another league

Looking at the leaderboard, the leadership of Casino Monticello (Dreams) is indisputable. The venue located in San Francisco de Mostazal billed CLP 117,729 million (USD 123.7 million) in 2025, a figure that doubles that of its nearest pursuer.

The top three in revenue were completed by:

  1. Monticello: USD 123.7 million.
  2. Enjoy Viña del Mar: USD 57.3 million.
  3. Marina del Sol Talcahuano: USD 49.4 million.

Strongholds like Enjoy Antofagasta (USD 38.5 million) and Enjoy Santiago (USD 35.4 million) were further behind.

Player behavior: Average ticket of USD 90

The flow of visitors remained active with 6.29 million visits nationwide throughout the year. A key data point for analysts is the average spending per visit in private casinos, which stood at CLP 86,019 (about USD 90). This indicator reflects the spending power of the Chilean player, which remains robust despite the general decline in total billing.

A million-dollar box for the Treasury

Beyond the operators' business, the sector's fiscal contribution was significant. Authorized casinos paid a total of CLP 194,213 million (USD 204 million) in taxes in 2025.

The breakdown of this contribution shows the industry's importance to public coffers:

Added to this are the Economic Offers, that extra annual payment operators guarantee to municipalities to maintain their license. In this category, Enjoy Viña del Mar is the heaviest contributor in the system, disbursing CLP 32,494 million (USD 37.5 million) for the "Garden City," followed by Enjoy Coquimbo with USD 21.7 million.

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