Peru Opens 15-Day Consultation on Amendments to Online Gambling and Sports Betting Regulations

Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) has opened a 15-day public consultation on proposed changes to the regulations governing online gambling and sports betting. The consultation was announced through Ministerial Resolution No. 382-2026-MINCETUR, published in the official gazette El Peruano on 21 October. The draft supreme decree would amend the regulations implementing Law No. 31557, approved through Supreme Decree No. 005-2023-MINCETUR.

The consultation runs from 22 October until 5 November 2026. MINCETUR indicated the changes aim to improve the clarity, predictability, and effectiveness of the existing regulatory framework, drawing on experience gained since the law’s implementation.

Scope of the Draft Amendments

The proposed amendments cover operator obligations and prohibitions, supervision and enforcement, operational-data transmission, audits, guarantees, confiscation procedures, and the criteria used to determine fines. The draft would clarify requirements applicable to operators authorised to provide remote gaming and remote sports betting platforms, as well as operators of land based sports betting rooms. It would also strengthen MINCETUR’s supervisory and enforcement mechanisms.

Other changes concern the transmission of operational information, audit requirements, guarantees, and authorisation conditions. The proposals include objective criteria for calculating fines, factoring in elements such as illicit benefit, detection probability, harm caused, intent, market and consumer impact, repeat offending, and the operator’s financial capacity. MINCETUR’s General Directorate of Casino Games and Slot Machines (DGJCMT) will receive, organise, and assess submissions.

Parallel Tax Reform and Consultation Outlook

The consultation comes amid a separate debate over taxation of Peru’s regulated online gambling market. Legislative Proposal No. 00519-2026-2031-CD, filed on 6 October and currently in committee, would increase the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) on remote gaming and sports betting from 1% to 5% of the value of each wager. That bill would leave unchanged the separate tax established under Law No. 31557, which is charged at 12% of the statutory tax base calculated from operators’ monthly net gaming income after the permitted maintenance-cost deduction.

As reported by G3 Newswire, these developments highlight Peru’s focus on refining both regulatory and fiscal aspects of its gambling sector. The draft provisions on enforcement standards and fine calculations warrant close review by authorised operators ahead of the 5 November deadline.

Reporting: G3 Newswire

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