Source: SCJ (Chile)
Chile’s Superintendence of Gambling Casinos outlined a 2023 process to award up to two operating permits, according to its notice. The permits are expected to become available from April 2027: one for Aysén and one at national level, following the expiry of two existing permits.
Casino operators can assess potential entry opportunities as Chile prepares to award permits for locations becoming available in 2027.
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| Not named | Not stated | Chile’s casino regulator sets Natales permit consultation timetable | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Chile’s casino regulator schedules Natales permit offer hearing for 6 May 2019 | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Chile’s casino regulator sets opening process for seven municipal casino permits | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Chile’s casino regulator answers bidder queries on municipal casino rules | Not stated |
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Reportedly, Chile's SCJ has opened a new process to award two casino operating permits, one from the national available quota and one from the Aysén Region reserve quota. Bidders have 120 working days to submit technical and economic offers, with the presentation hearing set for 12 April 2027 in Santiago. The call follows the January 2026 declarations that the Coyhaique and Ancud contests were void.
Chile's Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) has begun a new process to award two casino operating permits, one from the quota available at national level and one from the reserve quota of the Aysén Region. The regulator said the procedure started through Exempt Resolutions No. 992 and No. 993, dated 14 October 2026, and was reported on 20 October. The technical bases were authorised through Exempt Resolutions No. 989 and No. 990 and are available, together with the application system and its user manual, on the SCJ's institutional website.
Rome police fined two betting shops in Fidene a total of €8,000 during checks on 5 February. The shops had gaming devices operating outside permitted hours and lacked the required staff responsible for betting operations.
Chile’s Superintendence of Casinos of Gaming set a consultation process for potential bidders after publishing the terms for casino operating permits. The stated deadline for questions was 22 June 2023, ten business days after publication; the regulator had 15 business days to respond through a clarification circular.