Tag Archives: Paraguay
Paraguay – Lawmakers could replace gaming law
Proposed revisions to Paraguay’s gambling law could well lead to a complete overhaul of the way gambling is regulated. Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies held a public hearing to debate the bill after fourteen deputies presented the bill that aims to change Paraguay’s gambling law (Law No.1,016/97). The lawmakers headed by Deputy Billy Vaesken put forward a number…
Paraguay – Lawmakers to discuss changes to gambling laws
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies has announced that it will hold a public hearing to debate a bill that aims to update the country’s gambling law. Fourteen deputies presented the bill that would change Paraguay’s gambling law (Law No.1,016/97) earlier this month. The lawmakers put forward a number of modifications that would end the way the…
Paraguay – Amendments put forward to update gambling law
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…
Paraguay – Calls for changes to gambling bill
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…
Paraguay – National Competition Commission recommends changes to sports betting sector
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…
Paraguay – Lawmaker urges enactment of slot bill
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…
Paraguay- Congress calls for probe into sports betting tender
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…
Paraguay – Sports betting tender over after President ratifies gaming board’s decision
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…
Paraguay – National competition commission puts gambling laws in spotlight
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…
