{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Dataset", "$schema": "https://schema.org/Dataset", "name": "LATAM iGaming Statistics 2026", "alternateName": "Latin America Online Gambling Market Dataset 2026", "description": "Cross-market Latin America iGaming statistics — regulatory status, market size estimates, payment rails, licence counts and player behavior across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Ecuador. Editorial 2026 methodology, CC-BY 4.0.", "url": "https://cassinodicas.com/en/latam-igaming-statistics-2026", "identifier": "cassinodicas-latam-igaming-stats-2026", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "CassinoDicas", "url": "https://cassinodicas.com" }, "creator": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "CassinoDicas Editorial", "url": "https://cassinodicas.com" }, "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "landingPage": "https://cassinodicas.com/en/latam-igaming-statistics-2026", "inLanguage": "en", "isAccessibleForFree": true, "datePublished": "2026-09-24", "dateModified": "2026-09-24", "temporalCoverage": "2024-01-01/2026-09-24", "spatialCoverage": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Latin America", "geo": { "@type": "GeoShape", "addressCountry": ["BR", "MX", "AR", "CO", "CL", "PE", "EC"] } }, "keywords": [ "LATAM iGaming market size", "Latin America online gambling", "LATAM online casino regulation", "Brazil vs Chile vs Peru gambling", "LATAM payment methods online casino", "SPA MF Brazil", "SEGOB Mexico casino", "MINCETUR Peru gambling", "Coljuegos Colombia", "LOTBA IPLyC Argentina" ], "keyTakeaways": [ "7 major Latin American markets are actively regulating online gambling in 2026: Brazil (SPA/MF, live since Jan 2026), Mexico (SEGOB, Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos + IEPS reform proposal 30→50%), Peru (MINCETUR Ley 31557, live 2024), Colombia (Coljuegos, live since 2016), Chile (Boletín 14.838-06 pending Senate), Argentina (LOTBA CABA + provincial regulators), Ecuador (offshore-only, no domestic licences).", "Brazil's SPA/MF issued Portaria SPA/MF 1231/2024 setting operational licence framework at BRL 30M per 3-year concession, with regulated market fully live January 2026 after 12-month transition (Portaria SPA/MF 1231/2024, Ministério da Fazenda).", "Colombia was the first LATAM country to regulate online casinos federally — Coljuegos issued the first licences under Acuerdo 04-2016 in June 2016 (Coljuegos operator registry, 2016-2026).", "PIX is unique to Brazil at scale — 76% of adult Brazilians use PIX for daily payments, enabling near-instant casino deposits and withdrawals with no other LATAM market having a comparable domestic instant-payment rail integrated into gambling (Banco Central do Brasil, Estatísticas do SPI-PIX, 2025).", "Peru's Ley 31557 (December 2022, effective 2024) applies a 12% ISO tax on GGR and requires .pe domain; in practice all licensed operators use .pe TLD rather than .bet.pe despite the latter being technically permitted (MINCETUR DGJCMT operator registry).", "Mexico's federal executive proposed doubling IEPS on gambling services from 30% to 50% in the 2026 Paquete Económico submitted September 2025 to Congress (SHCP, Iniciativa de Ley de Ingresos 2026, September 2025).", "Chile's regulated online market remains pending — Boletín 14.838-06 passed Chamber of Deputies but sits in Senate as of Q3 2026, with SCJ enforcement continuing against offshore operators (Servicio de Impuestos Internos + SCJ, 2026).", "Argentina fragments jurisdiction — LOTBA regulates CABA only (federal capital), while each of 23 provinces runs its own regulator (Buenos Aires provincia: IPLyC; Mendoza: IJyC; Córdoba: Lotería de Córdoba) creating parallel licensing regimes (LOTBA public licence registry).", "Live dealer content in LATAM is language-fragmented: Portuguese-language tables required for Brazil market by SPA/MF regulation, Spanish-language tables serve MX/AR/CO/CL/PE — no cross-market pool at scale (Evolution, Pragmatic Play LATAM press disclosures).", "Mobile-first is the default across LATAM — over 80% of iGaming sessions in Brazil and Mexico originate from mobile devices per operator disclosures in H1 2026 earnings (Betano/Kaizen, Playtech LATAM reports).", "Editorial estimate — regional aggregate GGR across BR + MX + CO + PE + AR + CL for 2026 is in the USD 8–12B range based on public operator earnings and Yogonet market reports; methodology: sum published GGR of top 25 operators × market share extrapolation.", "Ecuador has no domestic online casino licensing framework — market operates offshore-only, primarily via .com sites accepting Nequi (Colombia rail) and Banco Pichincha transfers (Ecuador Ministerio de Turismo, no gambling licence registry).", "The CassinoDicas Payout Speed Index (public JSON, CC-BY 4.0) is the only public dataset benchmarking real PIX withdrawal times across 24 SPA/MF-licensed operators, published at cassinodicas.com/api/pix-index.json.", "Brazil vs Peru vs Colombia tax comparison — Brazil: 12% GGR tax on operators + 15% player winnings withholding above BRL 2,112; Peru: 12% ISO on GGR; Colombia: 15% on GGR (Ley 643/2001 + Coljuegos rulings)." ], "count": 60, "data": [ { "id": "latam-regulated-markets-count", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "7 major LATAM countries have active federal or state-level online gambling frameworks in 2026", "value": 7, "sourceName": "CassinoDicas Markets Dataset", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/api/markets.json", "dateObserved": "2026-09-24", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-spa-mf-live-date", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Brazil's SPA/MF regulated online gambling market went live on January 1, 2026", "value": "2026-01-01", "sourceName": "Portaria SPA/MF 1231/2024", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br", "dateObserved": "2024-12-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-licence-fee", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "SPA/MF operational licence fee in Brazil is BRL 30M per 3-year concession", "value": 30000000, "unit": "BRL", "sourceName": "Lei 14.790/2023 + Portaria SPA/MF", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br/composicao/orgaos/secretaria-de-premios-e-apostas", "dateObserved": "2024-01-15", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-ggr-tax-rate", "category": "tax", "statement": "Brazil applies 12% tax on operator GGR plus 15% withholding on player winnings above BRL 2,112", "value": 12, "unit": "percent-ggr", "sourceName": "Lei 14.790/2023", "sourceUrl": "https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2023/lei/l14790.htm", "dateObserved": "2023-12-29", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "co-first-regulated-latam", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Colombia was first LATAM country to federally regulate online casinos — first licences issued June 2016 by Coljuegos", "value": "2016-06-01", "sourceName": "Coljuegos operator registry", "sourceUrl": "https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/", "dateObserved": "2016-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "co-ggr-tax-rate", "category": "tax", "statement": "Colombia applies 15% tax on GGR per Ley 643/2001 for online gambling operators", "value": 15, "unit": "percent-ggr", "sourceName": "Ley 643/2001 + Coljuegos rulings", "sourceUrl": "https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/", "dateObserved": "2001-01-16", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "pe-ley-31557-effective", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Peru's Ley 31557 (Online Gambling Law) took effect in 2024 under MINCETUR DGJCMT oversight", "value": "2024-02-10", "sourceName": "Ley 31557 + DS 005-2023-MINCETUR", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.pe/mincetur", "dateObserved": "2024-02-10", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "pe-iso-rate", "category": "tax", "statement": "Peru applies 12% ISO (Impuesto Selectivo al Consumo) on GGR for online gambling operators", "value": 12, "unit": "percent-ggr", "sourceName": "Ley 31557 Art. 12", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.pe/mincetur", "dateObserved": "2022-12-31", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "mx-iep-current", "category": "tax", "statement": "Mexico currently applies 30% IEPS on gambling services; federal 2026 Paquete Económico proposes raising to 50%", "value": 30, "unit": "percent-ieps", "sourceName": "SHCP Ley del IEPS Art. 2 + 2026 Ingresos proposal", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.mx/shcp", "dateObserved": "2025-09-08", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "cl-boletin-14838-status", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Chile's Boletín 14.838-06 online gambling bill sits pending in Senate as of Q3 2026 after Chamber of Deputies approval", "value": "pending-senate", "sourceName": "Congreso Nacional de Chile", "sourceUrl": "https://www.senado.cl/", "dateObserved": "2026-08-15", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "ar-jurisdictions-count", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Argentina has 24 separate gambling jurisdictions — CABA (LOTBA) plus 23 provinces with independent regulators", "value": 24, "sourceName": "LOTBA + provincial regulators registry", "sourceUrl": "https://loteria.gba.gob.ar/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "ec-domestic-licences", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Ecuador has zero domestic online casino licences — market operates offshore-only", "value": 0, "sourceName": "Ecuador Ministerio de Turismo", "sourceUrl": "https://www.turismo.gob.ec/", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-pix-adoption", "category": "payments", "statement": "76% of adult Brazilians use PIX for daily payments enabling near-instant casino deposits", "value": 76, "unit": "percent-adults", "sourceName": "Banco Central do Brasil — Estatísticas do SPI-PIX", "sourceUrl": "https://www.bcb.gov.br/estabilidadefinanceira/estatisticaspix", "dateObserved": "2025-12-31", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-payout-median-passing", "category": "payments", "statement": "Median PIX withdrawal time in top-tier SPA/MF operators is under 30 minutes per CassinoDicas Payout Speed Index", "value": 30, "unit": "minutes", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas PIX Payout Index", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/api/pix-index.json", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-estimate" }, { "id": "mx-spei-instant", "category": "payments", "statement": "SPEI is Mexico's instant-payment rail operated by Banxico — used by SEGOB-authorized platforms for gambling payouts", "value": "SPEI", "sourceName": "Banco de México — SPEI operational data", "sourceUrl": "https://www.banxico.org.mx/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "pe-yape-adoption", "category": "payments", "statement": "Yape (BCP) is the dominant instant-payment wallet in Peru integrated by MINCETUR-licensed operators", "value": "Yape", "sourceName": "BCP — Yape platform disclosures", "sourceUrl": "https://www.viabcp.com/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "co-nequi-adoption", "category": "payments", "statement": "Nequi (Bancolombia) dominates Colombia instant-payment for iGaming alongside PSE bank transfers", "value": "Nequi + PSE", "sourceName": "Bancolombia Nequi + ACH Colombia PSE", "sourceUrl": "https://www.nequi.com.co/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "cl-webpay-transbank", "category": "payments", "statement": "WebPay (Transbank) is Chile's dominant online payment rail — used by offshore operators serving Chilean players", "value": "WebPay", "sourceName": "Transbank WebPay operational data", "sourceUrl": "https://www.transbank.cl/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "ar-mercadopago", "category": "payments", "statement": "MercadoPago is dominant wallet in Argentina + widely used in Colombia for gambling deposits", "value": "MercadoPago", "sourceName": "Mercado Libre 20-F filing 2025", "sourceUrl": "https://investor.mercadolibre.com/", "dateObserved": "2025-12-31", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "ec-pichincha-nequi-cross", "category": "payments", "statement": "Ecuador offshore casinos accept Banco Pichincha transfers and Nequi (Colombia rail) as top rails", "value": "Banco Pichincha + Nequi", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas Ecuador market audit", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/es/mejores-casinos-ecuador", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "editorial-audit" }, { "id": "latam-mobile-share", "category": "player-behavior", "statement": "Mobile devices generate over 80% of iGaming sessions across LATAM per operator H1 2026 disclosures", "value": 80, "unit": "percent", "sourceName": "Betano / Kaizen H1 2026 investor deck; Playtech LATAM Q2 2026", "sourceUrl": "https://www.playtech.com/investors", "dateObserved": "2026-08-15", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "latam-portuguese-live-dealer", "category": "content", "statement": "SPA/MF regulation requires Portuguese-language live dealer tables for the Brazil market, fragmenting LATAM live-dealer pool from Spanish tables", "value": "Portuguese required BR / Spanish required MX+AR+CO+CL+PE", "sourceName": "Evolution + Pragmatic Play LATAM press disclosures", "sourceUrl": "https://www.evolution.com/newsroom/", "dateObserved": "2026-01-15", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "latam-aggregate-ggr-range", "category": "market-size", "statement": "Editorial estimate: LATAM aggregate iGaming GGR for 2026 sits in USD 8–12B across BR/MX/CO/PE/AR/CL", "value": "USD 8–12B", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas editorial estimate + operator H1 2026 filings + Yogonet market reports", "sourceUrl": "https://www.yogonet.com/international/", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-estimate", "methodology": "Sum of top 25 LATAM-active operator GGR × market-share extrapolation from public filings + Yogonet quarterly reports" }, { "id": "br-first-portarias", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "SPA/MF's first operational Portarias were published between January and June 2024 setting KYC, GGR reporting, and self-exclusion requirements", "value": "2024-01 → 2024-06", "sourceName": "gov.br/fazenda SPA legislative index", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br/composicao/orgaos/secretaria-de-premios-e-apostas", "dateObserved": "2024-06-30", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-bet-br-domain", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "SPA/MF mandates all licensed operators use a .bet.br top-level domain for consumer-facing operations", "value": ".bet.br", "sourceName": "Portaria SPA/MF 1231/2024 Art. 3", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br/composicao/orgaos/secretaria-de-premios-e-apostas", "dateObserved": "2024-04-15", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "mx-segob-authority", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Mexico's gambling authority is SEGOB (Secretaría de Gobernación), Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos", "value": "SEGOB DGJyS", "sourceName": "Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos 1947 + Reglamento 2004", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.mx/segob", "dateObserved": "1947-12-31", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "cl-scj-enforcement", "category": "enforcement", "statement": "Chile's SCJ (Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego) actively pursues enforcement against offshore operators while Boletín 14.838-06 awaits Senate vote", "value": "active enforcement", "sourceName": "SCJ enforcement bulletins 2026", "sourceUrl": "https://www.scj.cl/", "dateObserved": "2026-08-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "pe-pe-tld-usage", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Ley 31557 permits .bet.pe TLD but in practice all MINCETUR-licensed operators use .pe pure TLD", "value": ".pe TLD", "sourceName": "MINCETUR DGJCMT operator registry", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.pe/mincetur", "dateObserved": "2026-08-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "co-first-mover-advantage", "category": "market-maturity", "statement": "Colombia's 10-year regulated market head-start (2016-2026) makes it the most mature online casino ecosystem in Spanish-speaking LATAM", "value": "10 years regulated", "sourceName": "Coljuegos operator registry historical data", "sourceUrl": "https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "latam-top-slot-titles", "category": "player-preferences", "statement": "Cross-LATAM top slot titles include Aviator (Spribe), Fortune Tiger (PG Soft), Sugar Rush and Gates of Olympus (Pragmatic Play)", "value": "Aviator, Fortune Tiger, Sugar Rush, Gates of Olympus", "sourceName": "Pragmatic Play + PG Soft LATAM Q2 2026 disclosures", "sourceUrl": "https://www.pragmaticplay.com/", "dateObserved": "2026-08-15", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "br-tax-player-winnings", "category": "tax", "statement": "Brazil withholds 15% federal income tax on player winnings exceeding BRL 2,112 per event", "value": 15, "unit": "percent-winnings", "sourceName": "Lei 14.790/2023 Art. 31", "sourceUrl": "https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2023/lei/l14790.htm", "dateObserved": "2023-12-29", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "latam-payout-speed-cross-market", "category": "payments", "statement": "Brazil PIX-native casinos deliver the fastest median withdrawal in LATAM — SPEI (MX), Yape (PE) and Nequi (CO) trail significantly per public operator disclosures", "value": "BR < 30 min median · MX/PE/CO > 60 min typical", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas cross-market payout audit", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/api/pix-index.json", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-audit" }, { "id": "br-spa-licence-social-cause-share", "category": "tax", "statement": "Lei 14.790 allocates gambling tax revenue across social security, education, sport and health per statutory distribution formula", "value": "distributed by Art. 30", "sourceName": "Lei 14.790/2023 Art. 30", "sourceUrl": "https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2023/lei/l14790.htm", "dateObserved": "2023-12-29", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "ar-caba-lotba", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "LOTBA regulates online gambling in Buenos Aires City (CABA) with distinct licence regime from Buenos Aires Province (IPLyC)", "value": "LOTBA CABA + IPLyC BA Province", "sourceName": "LOTBA public licence registry", "sourceUrl": "https://www.loteria.gba.gob.ar/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "co-nequi-scale", "category": "payments", "statement": "Nequi surpassed 15M active users in Colombia as of 2024, dominant wallet for iGaming deposits", "value": 15000000, "unit": "active-users", "sourceName": "Bancolombia — Nequi investor disclosures", "sourceUrl": "https://www.grupobancolombia.com/personas", "dateObserved": "2024-12-31", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "ar-mercadopago-scale", "category": "payments", "statement": "MercadoPago processed over USD 180B in TPV across LATAM in 2025 with Argentina + Colombia + Mexico as top markets", "value": 180000000000, "unit": "USD-TPV", "sourceName": "Mercado Libre 20-F 2025 annual filing", "sourceUrl": "https://investor.mercadolibre.com/", "dateObserved": "2025-12-31", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "br-live-dealer-portuguese-required", "category": "content", "statement": "SPA/MF Portaria requires Portuguese-speaking dealers or fully localized UX for live casino products offered under Brazilian licence", "value": "PT-BR required", "sourceName": "Portaria SPA/MF 1231/2024 + Nota Técnica SPA 2024", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br/composicao/orgaos/secretaria-de-premios-e-apostas", "dateObserved": "2024-06-15", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "mx-2026-iep-doubling-proposal", "category": "tax", "statement": "Mexican executive submitted Paquete Económico 2026 in September 2025 proposing IEPS on gambling services to rise from 30% to 50%", "value": "30 → 50 percent-ieps proposed", "sourceName": "SHCP Paquete Económico 2026", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.mx/shcp", "dateObserved": "2025-09-08", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "cl-market-annual-estimate", "category": "market-size", "statement": "Chile offshore online gambling market editorial estimate places annual GGR at USD 400–700M pre-regulation", "value": "USD 400–700M", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas editorial estimate + Yogonet", "sourceUrl": "https://www.yogonet.com/", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-estimate" }, { "id": "br-ggr-2026-estimate", "category": "market-size", "statement": "Brazil regulated iGaming GGR editorial estimate for 2026 sits in BRL 20–35B range across licensed SPA/MF operators", "value": "BRL 20–35B", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas editorial estimate + operator H1 2026 filings", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/api/operators.json", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-estimate" }, { "id": "co-daily-active-players", "category": "market-size", "statement": "Colombia editorial estimate of daily active players across licensed operators sits in the 700K–1.2M range", "value": "700K–1.2M DAU", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas editorial estimate + Coljuegos reports", "sourceUrl": "https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-estimate" }, { "id": "mx-legal-uncertainty", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Mexico online gambling operates under 1947 Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos + 2004 Reglamento; regulatory modernization is proposed but not enacted", "value": "1947 Ley + 2004 Reglamento", "sourceName": "Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos + Reglamento", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.mx/segob", "dateObserved": "2004-09-17", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-self-exclusion-sigap", "category": "responsible-gambling", "statement": "SPA/MF operates SIGAP self-exclusion registry — every licensed operator must integrate and honor exclusion status", "value": "SIGAP integration required", "sourceName": "Portaria SPA/MF 1259/2024", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br/composicao/orgaos/secretaria-de-premios-e-apostas", "dateObserved": "2024-05-15", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "co-15pct-ggr-tax", "category": "tax", "statement": "Colombia's Ley 643/2001 sets gambling tax at 15% on GGR — one of the highest LATAM effective rates for online operators", "value": 15, "unit": "percent-ggr", "sourceName": "Ley 643/2001 Art. 12", "sourceUrl": "https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/", "dateObserved": "2001-01-16", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "ec-nequi-cross-border", "category": "payments", "statement": "Ecuadorian players increasingly use Nequi Colombia via cross-border VPN accounts for offshore gambling deposits", "value": "cross-border Nequi", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas Ecuador market audit", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/es/mejores-casinos-ecuador", "dateObserved": "2026-08-01", "status": "editorial-audit" }, { "id": "latam-crash-games-share", "category": "player-preferences", "statement": "Crash games (Aviator, JetX, Spaceman) represent the fastest-growing content category in LATAM 2026 per operator disclosures", "value": "top growth category", "sourceName": "Spribe + Smartsoft LATAM Q2 2026", "sourceUrl": "https://spribe.co/", "dateObserved": "2026-08-15", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "br-major-operators-count", "category": "market-structure", "statement": "Approximately 90 operator brands have received or applied for SPA/MF licence as of Q3 2026", "value": 90, "unit": "brands", "sourceName": "SPA/MF public applicant/licensee list", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br/composicao/orgaos/secretaria-de-premios-e-apostas", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "co-operators-licensed", "category": "market-structure", "statement": "Coljuegos has issued approximately 20 online gambling licences since 2016 with active operators serving Colombia", "value": 20, "unit": "brands", "sourceName": "Coljuegos operator registry", "sourceUrl": "https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/", "dateObserved": "2026-06-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "pe-mincetur-registry-size", "category": "market-structure", "statement": "MINCETUR's DGJCMT online licensee registry counts approximately 25 operators as of Q3 2026", "value": 25, "unit": "brands", "sourceName": "MINCETUR DGJCMT public registry", "sourceUrl": "https://www.gob.pe/mincetur", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "latam-english-content-gap", "category": "content", "statement": "English-language editorial coverage of LATAM iGaming remains scarce — most international press relies on Portuguese/Spanish sources or Yogonet's English wire", "value": "editorial content gap", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas competitive editorial audit", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/en/blog", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-observation" }, { "id": "br-payout-index-methodology", "category": "methodology", "statement": "CassinoDicas Payout Speed Index applies n=3 real deposits + timed PIX withdrawal per operator; pass threshold: median under 30 min AND rejection rate under 5%", "value": "n=3, median<30min, rejection<5%", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas Methodology v1.0", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/metodologia", "dateObserved": "2026-07-18", "status": "published" }, { "id": "latam-fx-payment-fragmentation", "category": "payments", "statement": "LATAM iGaming payment landscape is fragmented — no cross-border instant-payment rail spans BR/MX/CO/PE/AR/CL/EC forcing operators to integrate per-market rails", "value": "no cross-border rail", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas cross-market audit", "sourceUrl": "https://cassinodicas.com/api/markets.json", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-observation" }, { "id": "co-pse-scale", "category": "payments", "statement": "ACH Colombia's PSE (Pagos Seguros en Línea) processed over 300M transactions in 2024 including major share for iGaming", "value": 300000000, "unit": "annual-transactions", "sourceName": "ACH Colombia annual report 2024", "sourceUrl": "https://www.achcolombia.com.co/", "dateObserved": "2024-12-31", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "br-pix-tps", "category": "payments", "statement": "PIX system peaks over 6,000 transactions per second per Banco Central operational metrics", "value": 6000, "unit": "tps-peak", "sourceName": "BCB Estatísticas do SPI-PIX 2025", "sourceUrl": "https://www.bcb.gov.br/estabilidadefinanceira/estatisticaspix", "dateObserved": "2025-12-31", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "latam-major-operator-brands", "category": "market-structure", "statement": "Bet365, Betano (Kaizen Gaming), Betsson, Playtech-owned brands, and Codere are the top international operator groups active across LATAM markets in 2026", "value": "Bet365, Betano, Betsson, Codere, Playtech brands", "sourceName": "Operator H1 2026 filings + Yogonet market coverage", "sourceUrl": "https://www.yogonet.com/international/", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "verified" }, { "id": "br-kaizen-market-entry", "category": "market-structure", "statement": "Kaizen Gaming (Betano) became one of the largest SPA/MF licensees in Brazil with market entry secured via 2024 licence application", "value": "SPA/MF licensed", "sourceName": "Kaizen Gaming corporate press", "sourceUrl": "https://www.kaizengaming.com/", "dateObserved": "2024-11-01", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "latam-2026-2030-projection", "category": "market-projection", "statement": "Editorial extrapolation from Yogonet + Statista public reports projects LATAM iGaming GGR compound growth in high single digits through 2030", "value": "high single-digit CAGR", "sourceName": "CassinoDicas extrapolation + Yogonet + Statista public", "sourceUrl": "https://www.statista.com/", "dateObserved": "2026-09-01", "status": "editorial-estimate" }, { "id": "co-pse-daily-txns", "category": "payments", "statement": "PSE (ACH Colombia) handles peak daily transaction volumes exceeding 1M on high-activity days", "value": 1000000, "unit": "peak-daily-txns", "sourceName": "ACH Colombia operational data 2024", "sourceUrl": "https://www.achcolombia.com.co/", "dateObserved": "2024-12-31", "status": "operator-disclosed" }, { "id": "ar-provincial-share", "category": "regulatory", "statement": "Buenos Aires Province (IPLyC) represents largest Argentine online market by population — over 17M residents vs CABA's 3M", "value": "17M vs 3M residents", "sourceName": "INDEC Censo 2022", "sourceUrl": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/", "dateObserved": "2022-05-18", "status": 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filings", "Every stat dated with observation date", "Editorial estimates clearly marked with methodology", "No copy from roundups — direct citation of original regulatory or operator source", "Cross-market comparisons anchored in same-year data windows" ] }, "citation": { "apa": "CassinoDicas Editorial. (2026). LATAM iGaming Statistics 2026 [Dataset]. https://cassinodicas.com/en/latam-igaming-statistics-2026. License: CC-BY 4.0.", "mla": "CassinoDicas Editorial. LATAM iGaming Statistics 2026. 2026, https://cassinodicas.com/en/latam-igaming-statistics-2026.", "chicago": "CassinoDicas Editorial. \"LATAM iGaming Statistics 2026.\" Dataset. 2026. https://cassinodicas.com/en/latam-igaming-statistics-2026.", "bibtex": "@dataset{cassinodicas2026latam,\n title = {LATAM iGaming Statistics 2026},\n author = {{CassinoDicas Editorial}},\n year = {2026},\n url = {https://cassinodicas.com/en/latam-igaming-statistics-2026},\n note = {License: CC-BY 4.0}\n}" } }