Chile's Supreme Court instructed internet providers to block online gambling platforms operating without legal authorisation, according to an account by a legal official at the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego. Manuel Zárate Campos said the ruling clarified the legal framework for providers and authorities.
The order affects internet providers and unlicensed gambling platforms operating in Chile.
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Deputy Alejandro Riquelme proposed blocking card payments and bank transfers to unauthorised online betting platforms in Chile, reportedly. He called for the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego to coordinate with the Comisión para el Mercado Financiero and banks; the proposal comes as an online betting bill remains in its second constitutional stage in the Senate.
Alejandro Riquelme, a deputy and member of the Economy Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, proposed blocking credit card payments and bank transfers to online betting platforms in Chile. The report states that this is a proposal made in the legislative debate and not a measure whose implementation has been announced.
Chile’s Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones instructed major internet providers to block 42 domains linked to unauthorised online gambling platforms, following Supreme Court and Santiago Appeals Court rulings. Providers have up to 48 hours after notification to implement the blocks and report completion; the SCJ validated the domains.
Chile’s Subtel instructed internet providers to block 37 domains, subdomains and mirror sites linked to online betting and gambling platforms after validation by the SCJ. Providers have 48 hours from notification to apply DNS blocks, then must confirm compliance to the Santiago Court of Appeals and notify Subtel of the implementation time.
The Santiago Court of Appeals has set a five-stage DNS-blocking process to enforce a Supreme Court judgment against unauthorised online gambling services. Lotería de Concepción or Polla Chilena de Beneficencia will report suspected domains to the SCJ, which validates them before SUBTEL notifies telecoms firms. Polla Chilena president Felipe Dalgalarrando welcomed the decision, while aPAL questioned the ruling's scope.
Chile's Subsecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel) told a congressional commission that a Supreme Court order to block 12 betting websites has not been effective in practice. It said operators changed domains after telecoms companies blocked the listed addresses, and that Subtel lacks direct authority to enforce the ruling but could develop a technical blocking protocol. The commission agreed to seek legal opinions on Subtel's powers.