Is online gambling legal in Bolivia?
Law 060 of 2010 reserves lotteries to public entities and lets the Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego (AJ) license games of chance and raffles to private companies constituted and domiciled in Bolivia whose sole business is gaming. A 2021 regulation (RR-01-00001-21) allows those licences to cover online games of chance, but the AJ's public position, repeated in July 2025 and July 2026, is that no online betting site is authorized and that sports betting is prohibited; it files criminal complaints against organizers and has had unauthorized sites suspended. Law 1733 of May 2026 amended Law 060 to recognize digital media expressly and to settle the base of the 30% gaming tax.
| Vertical | Status in Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Online casino | Regulated |
| Sports betting | Prohibited |
| Online poker | Restricted |
| Lottery | Monopoly |
| Social casino (free to play) | Unclear |
Restricted: Online gambling is prohibited for operators or licensing is closed; enforcement varies.
Who regulates gambling in Bolivia?
- Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego (AJ) — Sole authority for licensing, supervising and sanctioning lottery, games of chance, raffles and business promotions nationwide, under the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance
Bolivia gambling licence: how it works
The AJ grants an operating licence (licencia de operaciones) for games of chance and raffles to private legal entities constituted and domiciled in Bolivia under the Commercial Code whose exclusive business is the development and exploitation of authorized games. Requirements are set in Regulatory Resolution 01-00002-25 of November 2025 (replacing RR 01-00001-23) and, for online games, in RR-01-00001-21 of April 2021, which also requires connection to the AJ's online control system (RR-01-00002-22). Machines, tables and game software must be certified by an AJ-registered certifier and imported through registered importers, and venues need municipal location approval. Lotteries may only be run by the national lottery (LONABOL) and departmental or municipal public entities. Sports betting is not among the games the AJ authorizes.
What an applicant needs
- Private legal entity constituted and domiciled in Bolivia with gaming as its exclusive corporate purpose
- Compliance with RR 01-00002-25 (licensing procedure) and RR-01-00001-21 (online games of chance)
- Game software, machines and systems certified by an AJ-registered certifier and registered before use
- Connection to the AJ's online control system for real-time reporting
- Municipal authorization of venue location for land-based operations
- Responsible-gaming measures under RR-01-00005-22 (ludopathy prevention)
Gambling taxes in Bolivia
- Operators: Impuesto al Juego (IJ) of 30% on gaming income net of VAT (10% for business promotions), plus general taxes: 13% VAT, 3% transactions tax and 25% corporate income tax. Law 1733 of 27 May 2026 confirms the IJ applies to gaming actually carried out and, following Constitutional ruling SCP 0095/2017, on net gaming income rather than gross sales.
- Players: Impuesto a la Participación en Juegos (IPJ) of 15% on the price paid to participate, withheld by the operator.
- Also: Law 1733 also offers condonation of pre-2018 IJ debts and discounted regularization for 2018–2025, and shortens the tax prescription period to four years. Participation in games on credit and payment with goods or securities are prohibited by Law 060.
Advertising, player protection, KYC and payments
Advertising
Advertising of unlicensed games is unlawful and the AJ monitors social networks and messaging groups that promote betting; in 2025 and 2026 it publicly warned against illegal platforms and influencer promotion. Licensed operators must follow AJ rules on responsible messaging and business promotions require prior AJ authorization.
Responsible gaming
RR-01-00005-22 sets ludopathy-prevention duties for licensees, including age controls (18+), information for players and cooperation with health authorities; the AJ has commissioned a national study of gambling consumption.
Identity and age verification
Licensees must identify players and keep accounting and electronic records open to AJ inspection; Bolivian AML rules under the Financial Investigations Unit apply to gaming operators.
Payments
Licensed games must be paid in money through identified channels; Law 060 prohibits accepting goods, securities or rights as payment and prohibits play on credit. Unauthorized online betting has spread through bank QR transfers to personal accounts and WhatsApp groups, which the AJ investigates and refers to prosecutors.
Notable restrictions
- Sports betting is not an authorized game; the AJ states no online betting site is licensed in Bolivia
- Only Bolivian companies with an exclusive gaming purpose may hold licences
- Lotteries are reserved to public entities
- No play on credit and no payment in goods or securities
- Unauthorized game software is fined and criminal complaints are filed against organizers
Bolivia iGaming market: size, players and payments
No reliable public estimate; the AJ does not publish gaming revenue and the licensed sector is small and land-based.
No participation survey is published; the AJ reported in 2025 that unauthorized online sports betting was proliferating through messaging groups while attendance at physical venues declined.
Mobile QR payments are ubiquitous in Bolivia and are the channel through which unauthorized betting is offered, according to AJ statements in 2025.
Licensed operators are land-based slot and bingo companies concentrated in Santa Cruz and La Paz; the AJ authorized 1,226 business promotions in 2025 and intervened 82 illegal gaming venues, seizing 119 devices and destroying 230 machines.
Timeline: how Bolivia got here
- 2010-11Law 060 on lottery and games of chance creates the AJ and the 30% gaming tax and 15% participation tax
- 2011-02Supreme Decrees 0781 and 0782 regulate the law
- 2017Constitutional ruling SCP 0095/2017 limits the gaming-tax base, opening a decade of disputes
- 2021-04RR-01-00001-21 sets requirements for licensing online games of chance and raffles
- 2023-10AJ reports 27 online betting and casino sites suspended with the ADSIB agency
- 2025-07AJ files criminal complaints against an online sports-betting organizer and confirms no online site is authorized
- 2025-11RR 01-00002-25 and RR 01-00003-25 update the licensing procedure and the classifier of authorized games
- 2026-05Law 1733 amends Law 060: digital media recognized, IJ base settled, debt regularization offered
- 2026-07AJ warns the public against illegal betting platforms and announces legal action
Outlook
Bolivia has no bill to authorize online sports betting, and the AJ's priorities for 2026 are enforcement against unauthorized platforms and implementation of Law 1733's tax settlement. A Bolivian company could seek an online games-of-chance licence under the 2021 and 2025 resolutions, but none is publicly reported as live. Watch for AJ resolutions implementing Law 1733, the results of its national gambling-consumption study and any legislative move on sports betting.
Launching in Bolivia with GameBridge
Model decided with counsel. A licence for online games of chance exists in law but is restricted to Bolivian companies and excludes sports betting, and the regulator treats unauthorized online betting as illegal, so GameBridge excludes Bolivia by default and would only configure a brand for a Bolivian licensee whose counsel confirms the licence scope.
Bolivia is excluded by default in GameBridge geo-controls, and this page lets compliance teams confirm why. For a Bolivian company that obtains an AJ operating licence covering online games of chance, GameBridge would configure a casino-only brand in Spanish (Latin America) with a BOB wallet, sportsbook disabled, identity and age gates, bank transfer and QR payment connections on request through the operator's providers, IPJ collection and IJ reporting, connection to the AJ's online control system and certification packages for AJ-registered certifiers. No configuration is offered for Bolivian residents without that licence.
- Bolivia excluded by default in geo lists
- Casino-only configuration with sportsbook disabled
- Spanish (Latin America) site language and BOB wallet
- Player participation tax collection and gaming-tax reporting
- Certification packages for AJ-registered certifiers
- Compliance record of the legal basis for exclusion
No content is offered to Bolivian residents by default; slots and bingo-style games with certification packages would be prepared for a licensed Bolivian operator.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources and review
Reviewed against the sources below on 11 September 2026. Regulation changes; confirm the current position with local counsel before launch.
- Preguntas frecuentes — Licencia de Operaciones para juegos de azar y sorteos — Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego, accessed 2026-09-11
- Reglamentos vigentes (RR-01-00001-21, RR 01-00002-25, RR 01-00003-25) — Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego, accessed 2026-09-11
- Ley N° 060 de Juegos de Lotería y de Azar — Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (SEA digest), accessed 2026-09-11
- Impuesto al Juego (IJ) y Ley 1733: qué cambia y qué no — Bolivia Impuestos, accessed 2026-09-11
- Autoridad de Juegos inicia acciones legales contra organizadores de apuestas deportivas ilegales — Infodiez, accessed 2026-09-11
- AJ alerta sobre plataformas de apuestas ilegales y pide a la población no utilizarlas — Red Uno, accessed 2026-09-11
- La AJ presentó los resultados de ejecución de la gestión 2025 — Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego, accessed 2026-09-11
Regulatory summaries are provided for orientation only and are not legal advice. Licensing requirements change; we validate them with you during scoping.