Falta de tipificación de actividades de los consumidores en casinos digitales en el Ecuador.

Abstract

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Internet betting business has skyrocketed in Ecuador, as citizens looked for ways to entertain themselves and earn extra money, elements that were much needed as a result of social isolation and lack of employment, in such a way that it is now common to observe that establishments dedicated to gambling are advertised on television or radio spots, but this business iscarried out exclusively through digital platforms, since for this specific case there is no regulation that regulates gambling in Ecuador. This is worrisome for the State, since in the absence of a specific regulation or criminal type that sanctions consumers who exercise these acts on the Internet, it would not be complying with the purpose of Article 236 of the Organic Integral Criminal Code to prohibit casinos and the popular consultation of May 2011 in which the Ecuadorian people chose the elimination of gambling in the national territory. That is why this Project aims to demonstrate the lack of typification that regulates bookmakers that carry out Internet gambling and the lack of sanctions for those consumers who play in casinos through digital platforms. Filling the gap in this law is important to provide clarity on the rights and responsibilities of citizens, filling legal gaps ensures complete and coherent regulation.