Chile tax authority defends tax collection from online betting platforms
Chile’s Internal Revenue Service director Jorge Trujillo told the Senate Economy Committee that Resolution No. 69 provides a way for foreign online betting platforms to register and meet tax obligations, but does not authorise their activity. Trujillo said the Supreme Court had recognised that the platforms lacked legal permission to operate; committee chair Gastón Saavedra and Congressman Diego Ibáñez criticised the policy as legitimising illegal activity.
The dispute concerns whether tax registration for betting platforms could be viewed as recognition of their legal status in Chile.