Chile: Operators Form AGR to Push Online Gambling Regulation as Market Could Reach $1.445 Billion by 2030

Chile’s online gambling debate has picked up a new lobby group: Agrupación iGaming Responsable (AGR), a group made up of operators that wants a licensing law approved. For PSPs and acquiring teams, the point is obvious: Chile is still an unlicensed market in practice, but the regulatory clock is now moving, and tax collection is already starting to move too.

1. The AGR brings together five companies: Betano, Betsala, Estelarbet, Juegalo and Novibet. The group says its goal is to push approval of a law that would order the market, rather than leave it in the current gray zone.
2. Chile still does not have a specific online gambling regime. In August 2025, Congress approved the bill in general terms; it creates a licensing system for operators and is meant to curb illegal supply. The bill is still in the Senate, where it must move through its second constitutional review before reaching the floor for final debate.
3. AGR says a licensing framework would do more than expand the market. In its view, it would improve user protection, increase tax revenue, and make it easier to tackle illegal operators.
4. AGR executive director Sandra Kemp said in a statement that online gambling is already part of Chile’s reality, and that the absence of regulation does not eliminate the activity; it benefits operators working outside state control. Kemp said AGR will work with other industry groups, including AgruGaming and the Agrupación de Plataformas de Apuestas en Línea (APAL), to contribute to the legislative discussion.
5. The group cites projections from H2 Gambling Capital. Under those estimates, Chile’s online betting market could generate gross gaming revenue of about $625 million if regulated, rising to $1.445 billion in 2030. Separately, in June the Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII) issued Exenta Resolution No. 69 and moved to apply Digital VAT to foreign betting platforms.

Kemp, who served as executive secretary of the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) between 2021 and 2023, framed the issue as one of clear rules, state revenue, jobs, and support for sport in Chile. For payment providers, that combination usually means one thing: even before a full law lands, the compliance and tax perimeter can start tightening around the market.