What gets operators fined
5 red flags (3 high, 2 medium) and 0 controls that address them.
- high
Colombia tax basis changed three times in 13 months
Margin modelling for Colombian entry is unstable; operators must stress-test at 34%+ effective GGR burden
Sources Available to subscribers - high
Mexico IEPS raised from 30% to 50% of GGR effective 1 Jan 2026, extended to non-resident digital operators
All-in effective burden approaches 57%, materially changing Mexico entry economics for both resident and non-resident operators
Sources Available to subscribers - high
Chile has no in-force online gambling licensing framework as of 2026; only state-linked entities hold digital authorisation
Any commercial online operation targeting Chilean bettors currently operates outside a licensing perimeter
Sources Available to subscribers - medium
ADI 7721/7723/7749 pending before Brazil's STF challenging Lei 14.790
Merits of the betting law's constitutionality remain undecided as of July 2026, creating durability risk for federal licences
Sources Available to subscribers - medium
Argentina has no federal online gambling statute; regulation is province-by-province with differing licence terms (5-15 years)
Multi-province entry requires separate licensing analysis per province; no single Argentina-wide compliance posture exists
Sources Available to subscribers
Worked scenarios
5 entry scenarios, each with the move we would make.
A Curaçao-licensed sportsbook wants to accept Brazilian bettors directly from offshore.
Brazil requires a federal SPA authorisation under Lei 14.790/2023 with local entity, 20% Brazilian shareholding, and .bet.br domain migration; serving Brazil from offshore without authorisation exposes the operator to ISP/financial-transaction blocking.
Do this: Apply for SPA federal authorisation via a Brazilian-incorporated entity before marketing to Brazilian residents.
Sources Available to subscribersA European operator wants to enter Colombia via a Curaçao licence instead of a Coljuegos concession.
Coljuegos treats any operator without its specific concession contract as illegal and operates one of the most aggressive domain-blocking programmes in the world.
Do this: Secure a Coljuegos concession contract; do not rely on a foreign licence as a substitute.
Sources Available to subscribersAn operator already running under a Mexican SEGOB permit wants to launch a new online slots product.
The 23 Nov 2023 decree banned new slot authorisations and capped permit terms at 15 years, while the 2026 IEPS reform raised the federal tax to 50% of GGR.
Do this: Model the 50% federal IEPS plus state-level tax stack before launch; confirm the slot-ban decree does not block the specific product.
Sources Available to subscribersA B2B platform supplier wants to serve multiple Peruvian MINCETUR licensees from a regional hub.
Peru requires a Peruvian entity or registered branch to hold the operating licence under Ley 31557 art. 3; by mid-2026 roughly 280 registered service providers supported 60 authorised operators.
Do this: Register as a service provider under the MINCETUR framework rather than relying solely on a supply agreement with the licensee.
Sources Available to subscribersAn operator wants a single Argentina-wide licence to serve bettors nationally.
No federal online-gambling statute exists; licensing is granted province-by-province, with terms ranging from 5 years (City of Buenos Aires) to 15 years (Buenos Aires Province, Córdoba).
Do this: Pursue licensing in the specific provinces targeted rather than assuming a national licence is available.
Sources Available to subscribersWhat we looked for and could not find
Confirmed absence is a finding of its own. These are the questions we searched and could not answer from a citable source, with the searches we ran. Never behind the paywall.
Aml cft regime. fewer than 2 named T1/T2 sourced structured claims per sub-jurisdiction on FATF/MONEYVAL/GAFILAT MER status and reporting thresholds.
- searched: GAFILAT mutual evaluation report Brazil gambling AML 2025
- searched: Colombia SARLAFT reporting threshold gambling operator
- searched: Mexico gambling AML reporting entity designation LFPIORPI
- checked: gafilat.org
Player protection. deposit_limit_regime and reality_check_requirement fields unpopulated across all sub-jurisdictions — no T1/T2 source located specifying mandatory limit-setting mechanics.
- searched: Brazil SPA mandatory deposit limit responsible gambling ordinance
- searched: Coljuegos reality check self-exclusion technical requirement
- searched: Peru MINCETUR limite de depósito juego responsable
- checked: gamingcompliance.io
Data protection. gambling-specific data rules and kyc_data_retention_period_months not sourced for any sub-jurisdiction.
- searched: LGPD gambling operator data retention Brazil SPA
- searched: Colombia Habeas Data gambling KYC retention Coljuegos
- searched: Mexico gambling data protection INAI retention period
- checked: gov.br
Consumer protection. mandatory_adr and adr_body not confirmed for any sub-jurisdiction; no T1/T2 source located on gambling-specific ADR mechanisms.
- searched: Brazil gambling consumer dispute resolution SPA Procon
- searched: Colombia Coljuegos consumer complaint SIC gambling
- searched: Peru INDECOPI gambling dispute resolution MINCETUR
- checked: gov.br
Source register
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