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Cile – Il divieto della pubblicità del gioco d'azzardo passa attraverso la fase del comitato

Vice Marco Sulantay has been put in charge of getting a bill through parliament that would prohibit any type of sportsbetting betting advertising during sporting events.  The bill was passed by The Sports Commission in the Chilean Chamber of Deputies at the end of September.  Sulantay, the author of the bill, will now be responsible for presenting the approved text before the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies.

In Marzo Deputy Marco Antonio Sulantay said that sites operating in Chile did so “without paying any type of tax for the millions of dollars in profits they generate” adding that sports betting advertisements had “taken over” sports.  

“È necessario vietare loro di essere sponsor di eventi e club sportivi o che il Ministero delle Finanze faccia progressi decisivi nella regolamentazione della loro attività in Cile. . . e che paghino le tasse corrispondenti”, ha detto.

After the bill was passed by the sports committee Sulantay said that if the law is passed by the House of Deputies then contracts with sports betting companies would have to end within a year.

“What we do not want is that sport in Chile falls into the clutches of mafias and bookmakers and we hope that this initiative will be law of the Republic as soon as possible,” he said.