Tag Archives: CONAJZAR
Paraguay – Work underway on ambitious new Mega Resort and Island Casino
Construction of a new mega resort and casino is now underway now that the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Paraguay (MADES) has given the project the green light. Work has already begun with the hydraulic filling on San Francisco Island, on the Paraguay River where the company in charge of the project plans…
Paraguay – Paraguay to name new Alto Paraná casino operator at end of November
The opening of the three envelopes for a new casino tender is scheduled for November 30 for a casino licence in the Paraguayan Department of Alto Paraná. Three companies have put forward a bid for the hotel and casino according to José Antonio Ortiz Báez, the new head of the gaming commission (CONAJZAR). According to…
Paraguay – CONAJZAR not Municipal Governments to grant slot machine licences
The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay has accepted the partial veto of three articles of a new slot machine bill currently up for debate. The presidential objection is based on giving Paraguay’s National Gaming Commission (CONAJZAR) more control over the rise in number of illegal slot machines rather than leaving slot machine licences in the…
Paraguay – Paraguay’s Gaming Board struggling to cope with illegal gaming
Javier Balbuena the Head of Paraguay’s Gaming Board (CONAJZAR) has said that the board is struggling to cope with the number of illegal gambling halls. “We close the halls but the next day they open somewhere else,” he said. “Our physical capacity does not allow us to cover every place in the country. We have…
Paraguay – Paraguay workers Union denounces Head of Gaming Board
The Union for workers at Paraguay’s National Ports Authority (ANNP) has denounced the Head of the gaming commission Javier Balbuena (CONAJZAR) to the anti-corruption unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. According to local daily Ultima Hora, Nicolás Russo, the lawyer acting on behalf of the union, has denounced the official on a number of charges…
Paraguay – Paraguay’s Gaming Board criticised over licence extensions
The Controller General of the Republic of Paraguay has criticised the Gaming Control Board (CONAJZAR) over its granting of gaming licence extensions. The government office, which holds government bodies into account over their actions and is responsible for auditing the financial and program use of government resources, has asked that CONAJZAR justify the reasons behind…
Paraguay – Paraguay Gaming Board begins to end ‘anarchy’ in slot machine sector
Paraguay’s National Gaming Commission (CONAJZAR) has issued a resolution that bans slot machines outside of specifically designated gambling zones. In its new rules, which are specifically aimed at protecting minors and preventing underage gambling, slot machines will no longer be allowed in small businesses such as shops, groceries and chemists. The new law also aims…
Paraguay – Independence essential says Paraguay’s Head of Gaming Board
Javier Balbuena the President of Paraguay’s National Commission on Gaming (CONAJZAR) has defended the new gaming bill put forward in June to the Executive branch, saying it would more equally distribute revenues generated from gaming. In a meeting convened by the President of Audit and Control over State Financial Administration in the Senate, Emilia Alfaro,…
Paraguay – New gaming law submitted to congress
The Legal Department for the Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay, has confirmed that the Executive Branch has submitted to Congress a draft law on “gambling and its regulation.” A new law is, according to the draft, “imperative” and reflects the need for a new set of rules which will lead to stricter control over…
