A digital-traffic analysis estimated that major betting platforms recorded 72.4 million visits in Chile between January and March 2026, up 8.6% year on year. JugaBet led with 19.5 million visits, or about 27% of the total, followed by Betano with 13.1 million and Stake with 11 million.
JugaBet led Chilean betting traffic with about 27% share, while major platforms recorded 72.4 million visits in early 2026.
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Chile’s Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones ordered Entel, Movistar, Claro, GTD, WOM and VTR to block 42 URLs linked to unauthorised online gambling services. The providers have 48 hours after notification to apply DNS restrictions, with the SCJ validating additional domains and mirror sites before further instructions.
Apuesta Legal Chile said its December 2025 analysis found Chile remained a significant source of traffic for international betting operators amid restrictions on .cl betting sites. It reported that Chile accounted for 39.82% of Betano’s global traffic, 38.59% of Novibet’s domain traffic and 3.11% of Stake’s traffic.
Chile’s Supreme Court ruled in early October 2025 that online betting companies operating without local licences were illegal and ordered major telecommunications providers to block their platforms. The decision followed providers’ refusal to block Betano, Coolbet, JugaBet, Rojabet and Betsson; the court said that inaction infringed the rights of an entity with exclusive legal concessions.
Chile’s Court of Appeals has given six telecommunications companies five days to block access to online betting sites, following a Supreme Court ruling described as declaring online betting illegal. The providers must report their blocking methods and coverage to the court; the source says only Polla Chilena de Beneficencia, Lotería de Concepción and Teletrak may continue offering certain online games under existing authorisations.
Chile’s Supreme Court ordered the country’s largest telecommunications and internet providers to block access to listed unlicensed gambling sites, upholding an appeal by Lotería Concepción. The court said net neutrality does not protect illegal content and described the providers’ refusal as unlawful; Chile’s online gambling bill remains unresolved.