“Unlike what has been tried to be put out there in public opinion, the presence of online betting platforms has not affected the income of


traditional casinos, because they are completely different experiences and that respond to the varied consumer preferences of the users.”


Te first person to speak before the commission was Carlos


Silva Alliende, prosecutor and manager of Corporate Affairs at Dreams. He argued that a short term law be put in place to regulate the industry while a longer term bill be developed in Congress. As a solution to those who already operated in the market Silva Alliende said that they should be given an 18 month “cooling off” period so that would be unable to benefit straight away from their database of customers should laws be changed. With this short term law in place, Silva Alliende argued that the operators of physical casinos and lottery operator La Polla Chilena de Beneficencia could be authorised to operate online gambling on a provisional basis while the final law was implemented. He also pushed for tools which would enable the SJC and other bodies to block access to offshore betting while banking and other payment entities would be made to block payments to unlicensed operators. Te second person to appear before the commission was


Juan Sebastián Ayra, General Manager of the ACCJ. Ayra told the commission that there were around 900 gambling sites that accepted bets from Chile and that they generated between US$130 and US$170 million in bets per year. Land based casinos, he said, contributed millions to the state, generated tens of thousands of direct jobs and accounted for up to 40% of budgets of the regions in which they are located. Te following month Carlos Baeza representative of Betano,


Betsson, Coolbet, Estelarbet and LatamWin appeared before the commission and he understandably had a very different take on the issue. He claimed that the regulation of the online sector would not have a negative effect on money generated by the landbased industry. “Unlike what has been tried to be put out there in public opinion, the presence of online betting platforms has not affected the income of traditional casinos, because they are completely different experiences and that respond to the varied consumer preferences of the users. In Chile, physical casinos are a pole of investment, tourism and generate 2,300 direct jobs. Te regulation of the betting platforms will not affect their operation at all,” Baeza said.


OUTSIDE EVENTS As lawmakers continued to debate the initiative throughout the year it became increasingly clear that new rules were needed as the issue was becoming increasingly controversial. Chile’s National Professional Football Association (ANFP) and Betsson had entered into a sponsorship agreement for the Chilean First Division football league In January 2023. As a result, the tournament had officially become known as the Campeonato Betsson. Te online operator had previously been the official sponsor of top football club Colo-Colo during the


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