Uruguay’s casino operators and landlords submit their own iGaming bill to Parliament

The Uruguayan Chamber of Casino Operators and Service Landlords has submitted its own draft bill to Parliament on iGaming regulation, blocking illegal operators, and reserving licenses for existing land-based operators. For PSPs and acquirers, the key point is that the licensing model on paper appears to favor incumbents rather than a wide-open market.

1. The bill was submitted by the Uruguayan Chamber of Casino Operators and Service Landlords, a local industry group representing casino operators and service landlords.
2. Its scope covers three things: iGaming regulation, blocking illegal operators, and reserving licenses for existing land-based operators.
3. That last piece matters for payment providers because it suggests any future online gambling framework in Uruguay may not be built as a broad open-entry regime. If licenses are reserved for operators already active on the ground, payment onboarding will likely track a narrower set of counterparties.