Today, the Supreme Court accepted the appeal for the protection of Polla Chilena de Beneficencia SA. y ordered to block online sports betting sites.
According to the resolution, these websites ““They carry out gambling activities within the borders of Chile, without legal authorization or from any national tax authority, so it is illegal according to national regulations.”
In this way, it is requested to “declare that the online betting systems created in Chile through the Internet by persons or companies not authorized by law – mentioned in this action – are illegal, and the appeal must be adopted immediately, or within a time fixed by the court, the necessary measures to ensure the blocking of online betting sites that operate in Chile and that are indicated in this appeal“.
Likewise, the resolution indicated that online sports betting “like the activity reported by the appellant in the proceedings, This is prohibited by our legal system, which treats debts contracted in said games of chance as a prohibited matter.as well as the criminal sanction of those who carry out such activity as well as those who participate in it.”
According to the resolution, information referring to the following platforms was sent to the Public Ministry:
- Website www.betano.com
- Website www.betway.cl
- Website www.betcris.com
- Website www.coolbet.com
- Website www.juegaonlinea.com
- Website https://1xbet.com/
- Website www.rivalo.com
- Website www.betsson.com/cl
- Website www.rojabet.cl
- Website www.betwarrior.bet/es
- Website www.betsala.com
- Website www.micasino.com
The measure was announced by the Third Chamber of the highest court, made up of ministers Sergio Muñoz, Ángela Vivanco, Adelita Ravanales and Mario Carroza.
“It’s a matter of time when everyone is forced to do the same”
In an interview with CNN Chile the former prosecutor and lawyer of Casinos Dreams, Carlos Gajardo He pointed out that the Supreme Court’s ruling “Gives a serious blow to the online betting houses because it clearly points out that they are illegal and a crime and ordered the immediate blocking of the requested websites.”
“This is in line with the statements made successively by the Superintendency of Casinos, the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and the Ministry of Justice, all of which clearly indicate that this is an illegal activity,” he added.
Along these lines, he pointed out that currently this decision only affects the mentioned sites, but that “In establishing the principle it is only a matter of time before everything is forced“.
Finally, he added that “we as Casinos Dreams are plaintiffs in a criminal case where these same events are being investigated as crimes.”
