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Chile proposes 19% VAT and 20% gross-revenue tax on online gambling

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Chile’s government has proposed legislation to regulate and tax digital gambling and online casinos. The plan would impose 19% VAT on digital gambling services and a 20% tax on gross revenue, require operator licences and introduce identity checks using biometric systems; the source also says the Supreme Court ruled online gambling illegal without specific legislation authorising it.

Operators would face proposed licensing, tax and player-verification requirements in Chile.

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