Paraguay's Conajzar said TDP SA and the Daruma Sam-Caproni-Dataforge consortium remain in contention for the quiniela concession after two formal bids were submitted. Both offered 19% of gross sales, while the minimum guaranteed fee for the winner is G. 9.5bn, before the review of technical and legal requirements.
The tender could replace Paraguay's quiniela monopoly with a concession involving two competing bidders.
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Paraguay’s Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar (Conajzar) said the national raffle licences held by Grupo Car Show and Technologies Development of Paraguay are due to expire on 13 November 2026. The permits run for 24 months from the start of operations and require a minimum monthly payment of PYG55m, rising to 7% of net win when monthly revenue exceeds that amount.
Paraguay’s National Gambling Commission (Conajzar) and National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT) announced plans for nationwide inspections targeting illegal gambling. Conajzar president Carlos Liseras said authorities were compiling countrywide data ahead of the operations. DNIT chief Oscar Orué said the agency would also continue checks on slot machines and roulette games that do not comply with current rules.
It was reported that DNIT chief Óscar Orué outlined increased gambling oversight after absorbing CONAJZAR. He said the agency would target problem gambling, illegal machines and unauthorised betting websites.
It was reported that Paraguay’s president ended Carlos Liseras’s unpaid leave and reappointed him to CONAJZAR. Liseras represents DNIT and replaces Roxana Carolina del Rio Villalba.
Paraguayan senator Carlos Liseras said he will not resign as head of the National Gambling Commission (Conajzar), maintaining that an unpaid leave permits him to hold his Senate seat. Constitutional lawyer Hugo Estigarribia argued that Liseras must leave the commission before taking office; Liseras said the Supreme Court or Parliament should decide any challenge.