Chile orders six ISPs to block 42 online betting sites

Chile’s Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel) has ordered Internet service providers to block 42 betting sites operating outside the law, following rulings from the Corte Suprema and the Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago. For PSPs and operators in high-risk verticals, the point is simple: Chile is now using a court-backed blocking process that can be repeated as new domains appear.

1. Subtel instructed six telecom companies — Entel, Movistar, Claro, GTD, WOM and VTR — to block the URLs within 48 hours of receiving the official notice. The block must be implemented through the DNS (Domain Name System), not by taking down the underlying sites.
2. The URL list comes from the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ), which certifies which platforms are operating in Chile without authorization. The order follows a protection filing by the Lotería de Concepción against the telecom companies.
3. The Corte de Apelaciones backed DNS blocking as the most suitable route in this case, arguing that it protects network neutrality and user privacy in Chile. The court also said the method is proportional and reduces the risk of accidentally blocking legal services unrelated to illegal betting.
4. Subtel said it is acting strictly under court orders and Chile’s current regulatory framework. Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones Romina Garrido said the technical solution is meant to protect digital security and requires telecoms to act quickly to cut access to informal platforms.
5. The procedure does not stop with these 42 URLs. Because these platforms change domains frequently, Subtel said the same process will be repeated whenever new domains, subdomains, or mirror sites are identified, as long as they are specific, verifiable, and first validated by the SCJ.

The operational detail matters here: Chile is not describing a one-off enforcement move, but a repeatable workflow with domain identification, SCJ validation, and 48-hour ISP execution. That is the kind of mechanism high-risk operators and their payment partners watch closely, because it can be extended as new mirrors and domains surface.