Lawmakers from Partido Cívico Obras have introduced a bill in Peru to raise the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) on online gaming and sports betting from 1% to 5%. The initiative comes from Luis Aurelio Masco Cáceres.
The tax is charged on the value of each bet, whether placed in cash or in bonuses expressed in money. The new ISC rate would not touch the separate 12% tax on online games and betting brought in by law 31557, and the rules for calculating, declaring and collecting it stay as they are. Land-based casinos, slot halls and physical betting shops fall outside the increase.
The explanatory note cites Health Ministry figures: 14,409 requests for medical treatment over gambling addiction in 2025. The authors point to the reach of digital platforms and to advertising as risk factors, particularly for teenagers and vulnerable groups. Revenue from the higher tax would not be channelled into treatment programmes, leaving prevention inside existing budgets and mandates. The bill itself concedes that operators can absorb the increase, pass it to players or split the cost, and names changed bettor activity and a shift to other platforms as risks.
If passed, the law takes effect the day after publication, with the 5% rate applying from the first day of the month that follows.
