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Lotería de Concepción seeks Chile court order to block online casino mirror sites

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Lotería de Concepción has asked the Santiago Court of Appeals to extend restrictions on online gambling sites to mirror domains, following a Supreme Court order to block access to a dozen platforms in September 2025. The lottery cited Subtel’s view that such blocking is technically feasible; telecoms including ClaroVTR and WOM argued the new requests go beyond enforcement of the existing ruling.

The court’s decision could determine whether internet providers must extend gambling-site blocks to mirror domains.

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Chile appeals court sets DNS-blocking process for unauthorised gambling sites

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.

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