Legislație

Chile – Asociația Chilenă a Cazinourilor de Noroc solicită guvernului să reglementeze jocurile de noroc online

Cecilia Valdés Vial, Executive President of Asociația Chileană a Cazinourilor de Jocuri (ACCJ) called on the authorities to legislate the online gaming sector in Chile as soon as possible.

In a letter published by the newspaper La Tercera, Valdés warned that “there are almost a thousand web gambling and betting platforms that operate completely outside the law, without paying taxes, without known addresses, and without consumer protection. ”

At the same time she argued that online gambling offered by offshore operators was illegal. “The Penal Code classifies the activity of games of chance as a crime and the Civil Code declares debts contracted in games of chance null and void, considering them illegal.” She also highlighted an opinion of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) that stipulated that “neither the operating companies of gambling casinos nor any other entity in any case may carry out games of chance online . . .”

Valdés Vial stated that she was not against online gambling but said that it needed to be regulated which would in turn lead to an increase in taxes, the generation of jobs and the promotion of responsible gaming.

“As long as this regulation does not exist, the exploitation of online gambling will continue to be a crime in Chile. We hope that it will be legislated soon and that this will allow us to compete fairly”, she said.

Calls are growing for the government to regulate online gambling. Last week Gran Arena Monticello’s lawyer, published a letter aimed at online gambling sites operating in Chile.

Într-un text publicat de ziar Al treilea, el a afirmat că operatorii internaționali „încearcă să-l poziționeze” astfel încât operațiunile lor să nu pară ilegale, dar a spus: „Legea este destul de clară în interzicerea tuturor jocurilor de noroc cu excepția a ceea ce este stabilit în mod explicit în Codul Penal: Polla chiliană. de Beneficencia, Loteria Concepción, pariuri cu cai și cazinouri autorizate de către Superintendența Cazinourilor de Jocuri (SCJ)”.

În iulie President of the Chamber’s Economy Commission Daniel Manouchehri announced that online gambling legislation would be discussed in the Chamber of Deputies. Lawmakers could either consider an online gambling bill put forward under the previous administration of Sebastián Piñera or could look at any new bill handed down by the new executive branch.

Datorită prezenței tot mai mari a jocurilor de noroc online și a pariurilor sportive în fotbal, parlamentarii au recunoscut că este timpul să se ocupe de această problemă, mai ales acum, deoarece Consiliul de Jocuri (SJC) a declarat, de asemenea, că jocurile de noroc online sunt ilegale, cu excepția in conditii speciale.

The government is seeking to delay the negotiations until it can be discussed together within the framework of broader taxes in the last quarter of this year. However it is believed that the project could be delayed until 2023.