Tag Archives: Paraguay

Fourteen legislators from the Chamber of Deputies have presented a bill that would modify Paraguay’s gambling law (law No. 1,016/97). The lawmakers have put forward a number of modifications that would end the way the act allows for monopolies in certain sectors of the industry. The bill modifies articles 8, 11, 13, 21, 22 and…

Deputy Adrián Vaesken, in his capacity as a member of the Legislation and Codification Commission, received a visit from Carlos Augusto Liseras, president of  the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar)   with whom he discussed the idea of modifying Law No. 1,016/97, which “establishes the legal regime for the exploitation of games of luck or chance” in…

The National Competition Commission (Conacom)  has published a statement questioning the bidding requirements for sports betting in Paraguay and recommending changes to how it should be carried out in the future. According to the entity, the conditions established by the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar)  do not encourage competition within the sector because operators have to pay…

Deputy Ángel Paniagua has recommended the approval of a draft declaration that would force the gambling board (Conajzar) and municipal governments to adhere to a gambling law that was passed a year ago. In June 2022 President Mario Abdo Benítez enacted a new that prohibited slot machines outside of slot parlours and casinos. The draft…

La Commission permanente du Congrès du Paraguay a approuvé une demande d'informations complémentaires de la part de la Commission nationale des jeux de hasard (Conajzar) sur les résultats controversés de son dernier appel d'offres pour les paris sportifs. En décembre, Conajzar a publié une déclaration défendant sa décision d'attribuer la licence unique de paris sportifs à Daruma Sam pour…

Le Pouvoir Exécutif a soutenu la décision prise par la Commission Nationale des Jeux (Conajzar) et a accordé l'exploitation de la licence unique de paris sportifs à Daruma Sam SA (Apostala), pour cinq ans supplémentaires, par le biais du décret n° 8,735. Le président Mario Abdo Benítez a signé le décret appuyant la décision de la Commission nationale des jeux de hasard (Conajzar), dirigée par…

La Commission nationale de la concurrence (Conacom) a recommandé au gouvernement de revoir la loi paraguayenne sur les jeux de hasard (loi 1,016 97/1016) car elle permet aux titulaires de licence de détenir un monopole sur les instants, les pools, les paris sportifs et les casinos. La Conacom a conclu que la loi n° 97/XNUMX a établi des barrières réglementaires à la concurrence en instaurant le droit d'exclusivité dans l'exploitation de certains jeux de…

Conajzar has published a statement defending its decision to award the single sports betting licence to Daruma Sam for the second time. According to the board the tender was carried out legally and transparently. “Conajzar has examined the offers presented, taking into account a series of requirements, among which the following stand out: canon fee…

The consortium made up of B-Gaming Paraguay and Gambling S.A, which was disqualified from the latest sports betting tender, announced that it would take the matter to court after the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) awarded the single sports betting license to Daruma Sam (Apostala). B-Gaming Paraguay and Gambling S.A. expressed their absolute rejection of the…