Ecuador referendum puts casino operations in five-star resorts to a vote
Ecuador’s 16 November 2025 referendum will ask voters whether casinos should be permitted in five-star hotels, after the Constitutional Court approved a narrowed proposal. If passed, the plan would impose a 25% tax on casino revenue to fund school meals and child nutrition programmes; the result remains undecided.
A vote in favour would create a route for casino operators to enter Ecuador’s five-star resort market under the proposed tax.