- A Peru bill would raise their online sports betting and gaming tax from 1% to 5%.
- The bill features public health concerns, specifically protecting young people, and referencing other Latin American tax rates.
- Legislative Proposal 00519-2026-2031-CD sits under committee consideration.
LIMA, Peru – Peruvian lawmakers are considering an online sports betting tax rate increase from their current 1% to a 5% rate on wagers. The sports betting tax increase raises the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) for all operators in Peru and goes alongside their existing 12% monthly tax for sports betting operators.
Peruvian news site LP Derecho provided the bill filed by deputies from the Partido Civico Obras group. Luis Masco Caceres is the lead deputy for the bill.
Legislative Proposal 00519-2026-2031-CD would only apply a 5% tax to remote gambling and sports betting sites in Peru, leaving land-based operations unaffected by the increase.
Bill Includes Revenue Estimation, Problem Gambling Concerns
At the current ISC 1% rate, Peru generates roughly PEN 324 million per year. If 00519-2026-2031-CD is approved, the new tax rate could increase annual revenue to PEN 1.62 billion.
Public health concerns are another feature of the bill. The tax increase proposal serves as a response to online gambling risks, especially amongst the younger generation.
The bill includes figures from the Ministry of Health, which states that 14,409 people were treated for gambling addiction across Peruvian health facilities in 2025. Bill details argue that while taxation can’t fix gambling-related harm, increasing the costs of the activity would complement policies for public health in Peru.
“The measure can contribute to a comprehensive policy for preventing problem gambling by increasing the specific tax burden on the activity. The expected benefit is not to position the tax as a solution to gambling addiction, but rather to incorporate an additional fiscal instrument into a broader set of measures covering prevention, regulation, oversight and care,” it reads in translation.
To further justify the increase, comparisons to tax rates in other Latin American countries were made. Argentina’s indirect online betting tax ranges from rates of 2.5% up to 15%, and Colombia charges a 16% tax on the gross gaming revenue of online operators.
