Chile advances bill to increase penalties for illegal gambling
Chile’s Chamber of Deputies Security Commission approved provisions in a bill that would impose administrative and criminal penalties for unauthorised gambling operations. The proposed measures include prison terms and fines of 11 to 200 UTM for commercial operation of unlicensed gambling machines, with penalties tied to illicit gains when those exceed the stated amounts. The bill also expands the Superintendence of Casinos’ powers over machine classification and restricts imports to registered parties.
Operators and suppliers could face criminal and financial penalties under the proposed rules for unauthorised gambling and machine imports.