Information about Peru casinos
As an online casino player, safety is paramount to a positive gaming experience. A casino's ability to provide great games and pay out on winnings are two important features that we should always consider.
The same is true if you're a player based in Peru. You'll want to find a safe and reliable site, and this page will help you find one. You can find out about how Casino Guru decides the best online casinos to recommend, using ratings, reviews and filters. There's also useful information about land-based and online gambling legislation in Peru for you to read, as well as how to find the best bonuses.
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Land-based gambling in Peru
The Peruvian gambling industry has a rocky past, with money laundering and illicit activities rife in casino businesses all the way up to the turn of the 21st century.
It led the government to debate whether to outlaw it in 1999, but instead they passed a new Law #27153 that ushered in regulation — through licensing — and taxation. The government could grant an unlimited number of licenses, but betting establishments had to meet certain criteria, including money laundering checks. Getting a licence could be tricky, however, with multiple checks often required along with a green light from the regional government, too.
Despite a later amendment to the law (now known as Law #27796 as a result), the gambling industry is governed in much the same way today. Peruvian players are free to play in hundreds of casinos and slot parlors across the country in the knowledge that those places have almost certainly passed government checks.
Note: Lima, being the capital city, has the most casinos for locals and tourists to try out, while cities such as Cusco, Huancayo and Huaral also have popular venues.
As well as slots and casino games, popular gambling activities in Peru include bingo, horse races and sports betting. There are also several active Peruvian lotteries, which require government approval in order to run.
Online gambling in Peru
Peruvian online casino players enjoy some of the most liberal gambling laws on the continent, with no restrictions on playing on domestic or foreign sites.
Online casinos are also subject to licensing requirements after the government passed a law demanding them in 2008. This law treats domestic and overseas casinos the same in that they must pass the same criteria. Despite this, the online industry is still not technically regulated, and there have been complaints that many entities are not taxed correctly. The country's trade and tourism government body (Mincetur) took steps to rectify this in 2019, but a bill hasn't been passed at the time of writing.
Note: With virtual gambling growing quicker in recent years, Mincetur may try to pass further restrictions in the future designed to protect players from problem gambling issues, including reducing credit card use.
In summary, gambling in domestic and overseas online casinos is perfectly legal for players in Peru as of November 2020, however they might see changes in the near future that are designed to aid player safety. With this in mind, it's always a good idea for players to do their own research before playing in any online casino.
Another way to boost security while playing online is searching for a reliable online casino, and the next section will guide you towards doing that.
How to choose the best Peru-friendly online casino
Online casino players in Peru can play in more online casinos than ever before, but with a wider selection comes a greater need for caution. Most websites are fine, of course, but a few may make promises they can't keep and look after customers badly.
This page will help you find the very best Peru-friendly casinos possible. The Casino Guru team uses an in-depth system to do this, including expert reviews and a useful set of filters to weed out the unwanted sites.
Starting with the 'Recommended' tab, once highlighted this will allow you to see only the very best online casinos for players in Peru. These give you the best chance of an enjoyable iGaming experience, according to our criteria. Another tab is 'Newly opened', which will show you the newest sites on our database, and 'All' will simply give you the full list of eligible casinos.
There are some other useful filters to narrow your list down further, if required. These include the 'Payment Method' filter, that allows you to find your preferred provider: casinos that accept Visa and Mastercard, two of Peru's most popular payment options, can be located this way. Fans of mobile casinos in Peru can also find options relevant to them by selecting the mobile casinos filter on the page, or heading to our list of mobile-friendly casinos.
Note: For anything else this section may have missed, you can take a look at Casino Guru's How to choose an online casino article which covers everything on the process.
How to find online casino bonuses available to Peru players
Sometimes it's a little intimidating to deposit money into a new casino without knowing too much about it or the games it has. For this reason, an online casino bonus is a good way to get started – especially a no deposit bonus which, if used correctly, can be seen as a kind of test drive of a new casino. Perhaps the most common bonus type, though, is the deposit bonus, awarded once you put down a first, or maybe second and third, deposit.
Many Peru-friendly casinos offer bonuses and Casino Guru will point you in the right direction. You can see a list of these by going to our list of casino bonuses and picking 'Peru' in the 'For players from' filter. You can also sort these by type: simply go to the 'Bonus Type' section and select your chosen variety, like the 'No Deposit Bonus' box, for example. Alternatively, head to our list of no deposit bonuses and select the 'Peru' option there.
It's important to note that all options you see will be relevant at the time of viewing thanks to our team's ongoing work in keeping the list updated.