Ecuador

Partly licensed

The Organic Law of Sport, in force since 11 February 2026, recognised sports betting, and regulations published on 12 June 2026 license online and retail sports betting for five years. Casinos and gaming halls remain banned after the 2011 referendum, and running one is a crime under Article 236 of the Penal Code. The national lottery is run by the Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil.

Online casino
ProhibitedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator
Not yet establishedCurrent regime since 2026
Legal basis
Ley Orgánica del Deporte, Educación Física y Recreación (2026); 2011 popular consultation (casino ban)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Ley Orgánica del Deporte, Educación Física y Recreación (2026); 2011 popular consultation (casino ban)Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2026Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Ecuador

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Ecuador yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Ecuador, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Ecuador, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Ecuador50429.3%
  • Exclude Ecuador in their terms45526.4%
  • No declaration76244.3%
Hold a licence covering Ecuador0brands
List Ecuador as a focus market7brands
Offers marked available2welcome offers
Brands serving Ecuador Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Latest on Ecuador

No news about Ecuador yet.

All news

Other partly licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Ecuador Americas 504 29.3% 455 7 2
French Guiana Americas 0 0.0% 500 2 1
Guadeloupe Americas 0 0.0% 460 2 1
Jamaica Americas 485 28.2% 477 2 1
Martinique Americas 0 0.0% 479 2 1
Paraguay Americas 522 30.3% 428 5 3
Puerto Rico Americas 0 0.0% 498 2 1
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Capitalising on the dawn of Ecuador's regulated sports betting market (Vixio)vixio.com
  2. Ecuador cobra IVA al juego en línea mientras los casinos físicos siguen prohibidos (SiGMA)sigma.world
  3. Ecuador's betting market attracts 65 companies (SiGMA)sigma.world
Identifier
CR-JUR-EC
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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