Uruguay

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Online play is prohibited unless the state authorises it, under Law 19.535 of 2017 and Decree 366/017. The only authorised online platform is Supermatch, run for sports betting under a DNLQ contract. Land-based casinos are run by the Dirección General de Casinos or private concessionaires.

Online casino
ProhibitedLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
Dirección Nacional de Loterías y Quinielas (DNLQ)Current regime since 2017
Legal basis
Law 19.535 (2017); Decree 366/017Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
67% 8 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 (2 sources)
Sports betting State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Law 19.535 (2017); Decree 366/017Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2017Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Uruguay

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Uruguay 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 Uruguay, 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 Uruguay, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Uruguay55632.3%
  • Exclude Uruguay in their terms38922.6%
  • No declaration77645.1%
Hold a licence covering Uruguay0brands
List Uruguay as a focus market8brands
Offers marked available8welcome offers
Brands serving Uruguay 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.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Uruguay dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Uruguay dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Uruguay dataset
What would change this page

In progressBills to open online casino, including one from Senator Felipe Carballo and one from the private casino chamber CUOASEC, are before Congress.

  • 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 Uruguay

No news about Uruguay yet.

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Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Uruguay Americas 556 32.3% 389 8 8
Åland Islands Europe 0 0.0% 394 2 0
Austria Europe 627 36.4% 440 294 173
Azerbaijan Asia 543 31.6% 400 17 8
Benin Africa 510 29.6% 435 3 1
Burkina Faso Africa 507 29.5% 456 5 1
Côte d’Ivoire Africa 444 25.8% 530 5 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. Uruguay online gambling regulation: CUOASEC bill (SiGMA)sigma.world
  2. Uruguay President weighs two paths to open online gambling market (iGaming Expert)igamingexpert.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-UY
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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