Peru Gaming Show 2026: Peru’s regulated market moves on to competitiveness, tax pressure, and illegal gambling

With the regulatory framework already in place, Peru’s gaming industry is no longer debating whether online gambling should be regulated. The conversation at Peru Gaming Show 2026 shifted to what matters next for operators and PSPs: keeping the legal market competitive, limiting illegal play, and making omnichannel models work in practice.

1. The 23rd edition of Peru Gaming Show brought together operators, regulators, technology providers, and specialists to map the next phase of the market. In other words, the event was less about the legal basics and more about the mechanics of running a regulated market that can still attract volume.
2. During the opening, Deputy Minister of Tourism Nancy Laca Ramos said the industry’s growth will depend on three pillars: legal stability, clear rules, and permanent coordination between the state and the private sector. For payment providers, that usually translates into a simple question: how predictable is the local operating environment, and how often do the rules move?
3. Yuri Guerra Padilla, General Director of Casino Games and Slot Machines at MINCETUR, said dynamic regulation has to evolve at the same pace as the industry. Peru has already introduced faster processes, platform certification, and new digital supervision tools, including responses to geolocation, identity verification, and technology-based monitoring.
4. Peru now has 92 authorized operators of sports betting and remote gaming, plus 674 venues and about 70,000 slot machines in the land-based segment. That mix was one of the central themes of the event, with operators and suppliers highlighting the potential of omnichannel strategies.
5. Taxation and illegal gambling were two of the other big topics. In the panel “Taxation: Gambling Taxes in Latin America,” specialists from Argentina, Chile, and Peru argued that the issue is not whether gaming should be taxed, but whether excessive tax pressure makes the regulated market less competitive and gives illegal operators room to grow.

The other thing that stood out was how illegal gambling was described: not just as isolated unlicensed sites, but as networks using technology and international infrastructure to stay active. For PSPs, that means enforcement is no longer only about blocking a website; it involves the full chain, including technology providers and intermediaries.