AGR urges mandatory online betting safeguards as Chile Senate reviews bill
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An opinion column by Sandra Kemp, executive director of the Asociación de iGaming Responsable, argued that Chile’s Senate should require online betting safeguards as it reviews a regulatory bill. The cited survey found 63.5% support for strict regulation, while 98.6% backed age and identity checks, 98.4% suspicious-transaction reporting and 97.1% sanctions for unlicensed operators.
A survey by Universidad San Sebastián’s Public Policy Center found that 63.5% of respondents favoured strict state regulation of online betting platforms in Chile. A further 30.8% preferred a ban, while 4.3% favoured allowing platforms without restrictions.
The survey found 98.6% supported legally required age and identity checks before betting, 98.4% backed mandatory reporting of suspicious transactions and 97.1% favoured sanctions for operators without a valid Chilean licence.
Sandra Kemp, executive director of the Asociación de iGaming Responsable, said the survey showed that nearly everyone agrees on what a law must require in the online betting debate. She said researcher Felipe Bettancourt found support for the standards exceeded 97% even among respondents who preferred a ban.
Chile’s Senate is reviewing a bill to regulate the market.