Ghana business groups call for removal of lottery and betting taxes

Jesús Salvador Ventura, a leader of lottery banks in Duarte province, denounced unauthorised foreign lotteries and illegal slot machines in Dominican shops and called for stronger supervision. He said the informal operations create unfair competition for licensed establishments and urged the newly created Dirección General de Juegos de Azar to take effective control of the market. The complaint follows the March 2026 reactivation of the national regularisation plan under Decree 197-26.

Jesús Salvador Ventura, a leader of lottery banks in Duarte province, alleged that foreign lotteries are operating in the Dominican Republic without authorisation and called for stronger supervision of gambling. He also said betting machines are present in bars, cafeterias and other commercial establishments, and asked the authorities to strengthen controls to detect equipment running without the permits required by law.