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Chilean casino operator Enjoy blames H1 loss on unregulated online gambling

September 17, 2026 · 8:09pm ET | 5:09pm PT
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  • Phil Martin, G3 Newswire

Enjoy has laid the blame for its deteriorating financial performance on the growth of online betting operating outside Chile’s regulatory framework, in a diagnosis included alongside its first-half 2026 results — landing at a genuinely difficult moment for the operator, which is simultaneously navigating a prolonged vacancy at the top of the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) and an ongoing collusion investigation targeting the sector’s major players.

Enjoy was direct in its assessment: the sustained growth of betting houses and online platforms currently operating outside a specific Chilean regulatory framework, alongside unregulated slot machine halls in various cities, has captured significant revenue from the broader gaming and betting market.