Direction is mixed. Online betting is liberalising and formalising. Land-based casinos remain prohibited; Noboa's repeated referendum attempts (5-star hotel casinos, 25% tax) have been rejected by the Constitutional Court and remain unresolved amid security/civil unrest. Late 2025 the National Assembly approved a new Ley Orgánica del Deporte referencing eSports and betting KYC, awaiting Executive sign-off.
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Ecuador · Question 11 of 11
Outlook: What is coming?
Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · Back to full Ecuador report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Ecuador (EC) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Direction is mixed. Online betting is liberalising and formalising. Land-based casinos remain prohibited; Noboa's repeated referendum attempts (5-star hotel casinos, 25% tax) have been rejected by the Constitutional Court and remain unresolved amid security/civil unrest. Late 2025 the National Assem…