Paraguay primed for overhaul as regulator targets illegal gambling

The proposed reforms come less than two years after oversight of Conajzar was moved from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to the National Directorate of Tax Revenue Paraguay is moving towards a major overhaul of its gambling laws, with plans to establish an independent regulator with powers to crack down on unlicensed operators. The government-backed legislation, submitted to Congress on 12 October, would replace the National Gambling Commission (Conajzar) with a new regulator, the National Directorate of Gambling (Dinajzar). Dinajzar would have its own legal status and greater financial and operational independence than its predecessor.