Chile Directs Six ISPs to Block 42 Unauthorised Betting Sites Under Court Process
TL;DR — Subtel ordered six ISPs to block 42 unauthorised betting URLs within 48 hours using DNS filtering, following Supreme Court and Santiago Court of Appeals rulings. The August-approved process enables ongoing additions of new domains after SCJ validation. It prioritises proportionate enforcement while protecting network neutrality and legitimate services.
SCCG Take — The updateable blocking framework strengthens regulatory reach against unlicensed operators and offers licensed Chilean gaming entities measurable market protection through sustained enforcement.
Chile’s Telecommunications Subsecretariat has ordered six internet service providers to block 42 unauthorised online betting and gambling URLs. Entel, Movistar, Claro, GTD, WOM and VTR received notice on 1 September to implement the blocks within 48 hours. The Superintendency of Gaming Casinos validated the domains before Subtel issued the instruction. Compliance requires DNS blocking and reporting to the Santiago Court of Appeals.
The measure follows a Supreme Court ruling that internet providers must block sites operating without authorisation. The underlying case began when Lotería de Concepción filed a protection action against telecommunications companies for allowing access to unlicensed betting platforms.
Court-Approved DNS Blocking Mechanism
In August the Santiago Court of Appeals approved a DNS-based process for these blocks. Subtel’s technical assessment led the court to select DNS blocking as more proportionate than deep-packet inspection. The approach targets individual validated domains and lowers risks to privacy, network neutrality and lawful online services.
The procedure includes a review stage by the Superintendency of Gaming Casinos before any block is ordered. It also allows correction if a lawful service is inadvertently affected. This framework supports the addition of new domains, subdomains and mirror sites once identified and validated, without reopening the original proceedings.
The initial list of 42 sites encompasses international betting brands, locally targeted operators and Chile-specific domains. Subtel has confirmed the process is continuing and updateable as further unauthorised sites emerge. As reported by G3 Newswire, the mechanism formalises an adaptable enforcement structure grounded in the Supreme Court directive and subsequent appeals court approval.
Reporting: G3 Newswire
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Chile just built a living enforcement mechanism that licensed operators can actually use to squeeze out gray-market competition.
We've watched dozens of markets announce site blocking with zero follow-through. Chile's updateable framework — Supreme Court–backed, SCJ-validated, DNS-based — is different: it's designed to grow as new domains pop up. For licensed operators competing against offshore noise, this is the muscle regulators promised but rarely deliver.
- Six ISPs must block 42 URLs within 48 hours using DNS filtering, with ongoing additions as new domains surface
- Supreme Court and appeals court rulings created an updateable process validated by the Superintendency of Gaming Casinos
- DNS blocking chosen over deep-packet inspection to protect privacy, neutrality and legitimate services
SCCG angle: SCCG has relationships with Chile's licensed gaming operators and regional regulatory advisors who understand how this enforcement framework actually gets applied. We connect clients entering or defending market share in Chile to the compliance and competitive intelligence they need to leverage this new blocking process — or navigate around it if they're still setting up shop.
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