Paraguay advances plans for autonomous gambling regulator

Paraguay’s Senate has begun examining government-backed legislation to establish an autonomous gambling regulator, replacing the National Gambling Commission (CONAJZAR) and strengthening controls over online betting and illegal gambling. The proposed National Directorate of Gambling (Dirección Nacional de Juegos de Azar – DINAJZAR) would have greater institutional and budgetary autonomy than the existing regulator, which currently operates under the National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT). The Executive submitted the 72-article bill to the Senate. The proposal would repeal Laws 1,016/1997 and 7,438/2025 and establish a new legal framework for gambling in Paraguay.