Paraguay’s CONAJZAR reported that gaming levy revenue in January 2026 was nearly 23% higher than in the same month a year earlier. Its president, Carlos Liseras, attributed the increase to the commission’s enforcement strategy and said it would intensify controls further.
The increase and planned enforcement measures are relevant to operators subject to Paraguay’s gaming controls and levy.
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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.
Paraguay’s Conajzar said it is coordinating with the DNIT to strengthen enforcement against unauthorised gambling. The commission is deactivating unlicensed online gambling sites, including sports betting platforms, and said the amended law gives it powers to seize equipment and block unregistered platforms.
Paraguay’s CONAJZAR reported that gaming revenue rose 6.28% year on year to US$32.3m from January to October 2026. October revenue was US$3.3m, up 5.5% from the same month in 2025 but below September’s US$3.43m, according to the report.
Paraguay’s executive has proposed creating DINAJZAR as an autonomous gambling regulator to replace CONAJZAR, with expanded enforcement powers. APOJA president Lorena Rojas supports the reform but opposes limiting sports-betting operators to three; lawyer Javier Rodrigo Balbuena warned that digital concessions of up to ten years could restrict competition.
Paraguay's executive branch has proposed creating the Dirección Nacional de Juegos de Azar (DINAJZAR) as an autonomous gambling regulator to replace the Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar (CONAJZAR), according to a reform bill under consideration. The proposed body would have functional and financial autonomy and its own legal personality and assets, linked to the executive through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and would gain new inspection and sanctioning powers.
Paraguay’s Senate is expected to consider an executive bill to establish DINAJZAR, according to a preliminary agenda reported for the chamber. The 72-article proposal would replace CONAJZAR and create a regulatory framework for land-based and online gambling; it remains under legislative review and has not been approved.
Paraguay's Senate is expected to consider an executive bill this week that would create the Dirección Nacional de Juegos de Azar (DINAJZAR), according to the chamber's preliminary agenda. The bill, submitted by the executive through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, would replace the Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar (CONAJZAR) with an autonomous body. The new directorate would also take on regulatory powers currently held by the Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT). The 72-article proposal covers land-based and online gambling, including sports betting, casinos and the quiniela.