Tag Archives: Paraguayan Gaming Commission
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 – Conajzar awards sports betting license to Daruma Sam
The National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) announced the winner of the sports betting tender and awarded the licence to the current license holder Daruma SAM S.A. The licence was issued through resolution 48/2022, after the board analysed the documentation presented by the bidders. The licence is valid for five years. The three companies that officially submitted…
Paraguay – Sports betting bids opened for new licence holder
The National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) has opened the bids as part of the call for Public Tender No. 01/2022, which will grant a license for sports betting for the next five years. A total of six companies had requested the Bidding Terms and Conditions, but only three submitted their offers. The formal opening of bids…
Paraguay – Deputy demands answers over gambling bill
Deputy José Rodríguez demanded that the National Gambling Commission (Conajzar) move forward with the regulation of the slot sector in Paraguay. Law No. 9,603 was approved by the National Congress to establish clear regulations on slot machines in Paraguay. In April, the Executive Power promulgated the norm, but it was never regulated and the government…
Paraguay – Sports betting tender unfair say operators
Gaming business associations in Paraguay have criticized the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) over the new sports betting tender arguing that it is unfair and will lead to a monopoly in the sector. Conajzar has opened the call for Public Tender No. 01/2022, which will grant a license for sports betting. In a statement Conajzar announced…
Paraguay – Gaming board to launch tender for land based and online sports betting
The National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) has opened the call for Public Tender No. 01/2022, which will grant a license for sports betting. In a statement Conajzar announced that the tender will take place from September 13 to September 19, 2022. Potential operators will need to pay a fee of 60,000,000 guaraníes in order to take…
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 – Major changes expected to Paraguayan Gaming Board
The President of the Paraguayan Gaming Commission (CONAJZAR) Javier Balbuena has called for a number of wide sweeping changes to the way gaming is regulated and for changes to the regulatory board. Insisting that the government needed to “establish a regulatory body gaming with its own institutions and heritage,” Balbuena met with the President Horacio…