Тег Архивы: Парагвай

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…

The Permanent Commission of the Congress of Paraguay has approved a request asking for further  information  from the National Commission of Games of Chance (Conajzar) over the controversial results of it latest sports betting tender. In December Conajzar  published a statement defending its decision to award the single sports betting licence to Daruma Sam for…

The Executive Branch has backed the decision made by the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) and awarded the operation of the single sports betting licence to Daruma Sam S.A. (Apostala), for another five years, through Decree No. 8,735. President Mario Abdo Benítez signed the decree supporting the decision of the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar), headed by…

The National Competition Commission (Conacom) recommended that the government review Paraguay’s gambling law (Law 1,016/97) because it allowed for licence holders to hold a monopoly over instants, pools, sportsbetting and casinos. Conacom concluded that Law No. 1016/97 established regulatory barriers to competition by establishing the right of exclusivity in the running of certain games of…

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…