Provincial licensing, applied for separately in each jurisdiction
Argentina
There is no national licence: each province and the City of Buenos Aires regulate separately.
Partly restricted online casinoPartly restricted sports betting
Latin America
The region where most of the industry's recent licensing work has been concentrated. Several countries ran large unlicensed online sectors for years and have since written framework legislation, with Brazil the largest of them.
| Jurisdiction | Online casino | Sports betting | Regulator | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Partly restricted | Partly restricted | LOTBA and provincial boards | 2019 |
| Brazil | Licensed | Licensed | SPA | 2025 |
| Colombia | Licensed | Licensed | Coljuegos | 2016 |
| Mexico | Partly restricted | Partly restricted | SEGOB | 2004 |
| Peru | Licensed | Licensed | MINCETUR | 2024 |
Market profiles
5 jurisdictions on file in Latin America.
Authorisation per operator, limited brands per authorisation
Brazil
The largest market to move from unlicensed to licensed in recent years, with betting and casino under one authorisation.
Licensed online casinoLicensed sports betting
Concession to operate a state monopoly activity
Colombia
The first Latin American country to licence online gambling nationally, and the regional template.
Licensed online casinoLicensed sports betting
Online activity authorised as an annex to a land-based permit
Mexico
A large market with no modern online statute: operators work through holders of permits issued under 1947 legislation.
Partly restricted online casinoPartly restricted sports betting
Authorisation by the gaming directorate
Peru
A quick, comparatively low-cost licensing regime that became a common first step into the region.
Licensed online casinoLicensed sports betting
Regulators in this region
LOTBA and provincial boards · Argentina
Argentine provincial gaming authorities
Argentina licenses online gambling province by province, with the City of Buenos Aires regulator the best known.
Coljuegos · Colombia
Coljuegos
The Colombian regulator, which issued Latin America's first national online gambling licences in 2016.
CGA · Curaçao
Curaçao Gaming Authority
The authority created to replace Curaçao's master-licence system with direct licensing of operators.
MINCETUR · Peru
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism
The Peruvian ministry whose gaming directorate licensed online gambling from 2024.
SPA · Brazil
Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas
The betting secretariat within Brazil's Ministry of Finance, which licensed the largest new market of the decade.
SEGOB · Mexico
Secretaría de Gobernación, Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos
The Mexican interior ministry, which authorises online gambling as an extension of permits granted under 1947 legislation.