Dominican Republic gambling regulator identifies seven authorised online operators
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The Dominican Republic’s Directorate General of Gambling (DGJA) identified seven online operators it recognises as authorised as the country implements Law 86-26. The regulator said it is examining gambling activity and coordinating with state bodies over possible infringements; the separate rules for new virtual-game licences are still awaiting approval by the Council of Gambling.
Seven businesses already recognised as authorised have been identified, rather than granted new licences under the legislation, according to the gambling regulator. The clarification comes as Law 86-26, which reorganises gambling oversight and regulation, is implemented.
The authorised businesses are Game Technology International, Betcris Banca de Apuesta, Juancito Sport, Gogo Sport, Orobet, Breeze Management and Drbets, according to the regulator’s statement. Their associated platforms are Superbets, Betcris, Juancito Sport, Gogo Banca, Orobet, vip987.do and Appuesta.
The DGJA said it was examining gambling activity and working with other state bodies to assess possible infringements and the appropriate legal or administrative response. It invited the public and media to provide information on unauthorised gambling operations.
A resolution setting fees, requirements and operating conditions for new virtual-game licences awaits approval because the newly created Council of Gambling has yet to meet, the regulator said. No date was given for approval or for further authorisations.
Law 86-26 created the DGJA, while President Luis Abinader named Tabar its transitional director through Decree 684-26, dated 2 October. The authority is supervising efforts to incorporate lottery outlets, sports betting shops and other gambling establishments into formal tax and regulatory systems. The DGJA sent the national tax authority, DGII, a provisional and conditional database of participating establishments on 19 October.
Establishments outside the programme had until 15 November to declare voluntarily under a 30-day procedure, the DGJA said in a notice published on 2 November. The deadline applies to establishments left out of the regularisation programme, not to a new online licensing round. Filing a declaration does not itself make an establishment legal or give it permission to operate.