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The National Gambling Commission (Conajzar), chaired by Carlos Liseras, announced that it has awarded two concessions for the operation of quiniela across Paraguay within the framework of Public Tender No. 01/2025.
The decision was taken at a regular session held on 17 April 2026, with the participation of all members of the commission, including representatives from the Ministry of the Interior, the Directorate of Charity and Social Assistance (DIBEN), municipalities and regional governments, and was presided over by the representative of the National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT).
Through Resolution No. 47/2026, the commission granted the concessions to two bidders: a consortium formed by Daruma Sam SA, Caproni SA and Dataforge SA, and the company Technologies Development of Paraguay SA (TDP SA).
According to the official statement, both bids complied with the requirements set out in the terms and conditions and demonstrated the necessary legal, technical and financial capacity to operate the game.
Conajzar stated that the tender process was conducted in line with the principles of legality, transparency, equality and free competition, in accordance with current regulations.
The commission also underlined that revenue generated from gambling is used to support public health, education and social welfare programmes aimed at vulnerable groups.
In May 2025, Paraguay issued a decree detailing regulations for its new gambling law, following President Peña’s enactment of Law 7483, which updates the legal framework for gambling operations.
The decree creates the General Directorate of Gambling as a technical body responsible for implementing and enforcing gambling policies, regulations and controls, and for coordinating technical and information support to Conajzar with DNIT’s fiscal intelligence and tax control units.
The reform ends long-standing monopolies over products such as quiniela and sports betting, allowing up to three operators in each vertical instead of a single exclusive licensee. Quiniela remains Conajzar’s main product in terms of player volume and revenue, but the new rules will open this market to additional operators. Previously, in March 2020, Conajzar had extended Technologies Development of Paraguay SA’s quiniela licence until December 2020, despite the expiry of its original five-year term.
