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Operating in Paraguay: 22% tax, ad limits
Paraguay licenses each game separately through CONAJZAR, under the tax authority DNIT: one exclusive sports-betting concession (APOSTA.LA) and online casinos under provisional authorisations that end by 3 January 2028. Unlicensed offshore sites still reach players; the regulator may order them blocked.
Tax (canon)22% / 7%Right to bid (2022 sports tender)Gs 60,000,000Concession term5 yearsActive licensees19
Product by product
Every game needs its own concession or authorisation from CONAJZAR, and games not listed in the law are prohibited.| Product | Status | Licensed by | Tax | Key restriction | Advertising |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports betting | Limited | CONAJZAR, by public tender (up to 3 concessions; one in force) | 22% of monthly NetWin (stakes less prizes), minimum Gs 1,000,000,000 a month | One exclusive concessionaire, DARUMA SAM S.A. (APOSTA.LA), whose concession CONAJZAR says is exclusive for the whole territory. Workaround: unlicensed Spanish-language sites, such as the one titled '1xBet Paraguay' (as of 9 November 2026), take deposits in guaraníes, local bank transfers, e-wallets and crypto. CONAJZAR warns this is punishable and its Director General may order blocks. | No advertising rules for licensed operators; the Director General can order unauthorised promotions withdrawn |
| Online casino and slots | Limited | CONAJZAR provisional authorisations (cap of 30 firms; 19 operating in Dec 2024) | 7% of Win (gross income less prizes), minimum Gs 5,000,000 a month | No new authorisation outside a public tender, and none had been called on 9 November 2026. Existing ones end at the contract end or 3 January 2028 at the latest, with no extension. The platform must be 'always within' Paraguay. Workaround: the 1xBet page lists more than 5,000 slot games, live casino, bingo and TV games in guaraníes and prints no Paraguayan authorisation (as of 9 November 2026). Land-based: machines in shops without a municipal permit; an inspection of eight premises in San Lorenzo on 18 July 2025 found 213 machines and seized 86. | No advertising rules for licensed operators |
| Online poker | Limited | Inside the 'Casino Online' authorisation | As online casino: 7% of Win | Poker is part of the casino authorisation, not a separate licence. No dedicated poker offer for Paraguay is documented in the report. | No advertising rules for licensed operators |
| Lottery and quiniela | Limited | CONAJZAR, by public tender | Percentage of takings fixed by bid, plus a guaranteed minimum | The statutory monopoly ended; quiniela has up to 3 concessions (two awarded in 2026 under tender LP 01/2025). The law does not say whether quiniela bets may be taken online. No offshore online quiniela product aimed at Paraguay is documented. | No advertising rules for licensed operators |
| Bingo | Limited | Telebingo by tender; local bingo by department or municipality | Set in each tender | Online bingo is not defined in the law. The 1xBet home page lists 'Bingo' among its game categories, but no Paraguay-specific bingo offer is documented. | No advertising rules for licensed operators |
Decided26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026
Is the gambling law about to be rewritten?
A bill to create a National Gambling Directorate (DINJZAR) and a new legal regime for gambling was before a joint Senate committee on 26 October 2026. Senators said it would give the regulator more autonomy and capacity, and that the 1997 framework needs updating because the internet has changed how gambling is played. The bill number, text and stage after that meeting are not published. Separately, no online-casino tender had been called as of 9 November 2026.
Regulator and player protection in Paraguay
Regulator
Application authority and enforcement body
Self-exclusion scheme
No national register: the sports-betting operator's system must let you exclu…
How players exclude themselves; what it covers is in the player guide
Mandatory RG controls
The sports-betting operator must let you set your own maximum bet
The limit duty the law sets; deposit limits and reality checks are not mandated as such
Heads-up for operators
2 items · last change 9 Nov 2026
As of 9 November 2026 a bill to create a Dirección Nacional de Juegos de Azar (DINJZAR) and set a new legal regime for gambling was before a joint Senate committee meeting on 26 October 2026; senators said it would give the regulator more autonomy and that the 1997 framework needs updating for internet gambling. Its number, text and later stage are not published on the pages read. No online-casino tender has been called on the DNIT tender page, and the provisional online-casino authorisations granted before Ley 7438/2025 end with their contract or on 3 January 2028 at the latest, with no extension (Ley 7438 art. 7).
DINJZAR bill in the Senate
A joint Senate committee examines a bill creating a Dirección Nacional de Juegos de Azar and a new gambling regime; not law.
Source: 1
Not yet in force: drafts, laws adopted without a start date, and sections of the law still to be commenced. An item moves to the timeline below on the day it takes effect.
Getting licensed: by public tender
The licence, its cost and the steps are in the licence guide
3 licence types: Sports betting concession; Online casino ('Casino On Line') authorisation; Quiniela and other lottery concessions. Year-1 budget From Gs. 60M. Fees, requirements, documents, certification and the step-by-step route are set out there.Read the licence guide
Gambling tax: Canon: 22% of NetWin (sports betting), 7% of Win (online casino)
By vertical
- Sports betting22% of monthly NetWin (stakes less prizes), at least Gs 1,000,000,000 a month, readjusted every twelve months from the thirteenth month (the concession of DARUMA SAM S.A., LP 01/2022).
- Online casino7% of Win (gross income less prizes), at least Gs 5,000,000 a month, readjusted every twelve months from the thirteenth month (Res. CONAJZAR 48/2020).
- Other gamesThe canon offered in each game's own tender (a percentage of takings or profits, a monthly minimum, or both; Ley 1016 art. 9(b)).
Detail
Paraguay has no gambling tax on stakes or GGR; the operator pays the canon (concession fee) its tender or authorisation sets, monthly in arrears to the DNIT. Sports betting (the DARUMA SAM S.A. concession): 22% of monthly NetWin, with a guaranteed minimum of Gs 1,000,000,000 a month, readjusted every twelve months from the thirteenth month. Online casino ('Casino On Line', Res. CONAJZAR 48/2020): 7% of Win (gross income less prizes), with a guaranteed minimum of Gs 5,000,000 a month, readjusted the same way. Other games pay the canon bid in their own tender. Late canon costs 1% of the monthly canon for each ten days of delay.
- On top
- corporate income tax (IRE) at 10% of net income; games of chance are exempt from VAT; the operator withholds the 8% prize tax and pays it over on the 7th of the following month.
- The DNIT keeps 0.7% of the canon before splitting it 30% to municipalities, 30% to governorates, 30% to the Dirección de Beneficencia y Ayuda Social and 10% to the Treasury.
Which foreign licences Paraguay accepts
Paraguay recognises none of these 8 foreign licences.
BlockedMalta (MGA) · United Kingdom (UKGC) · Gibraltar (GRA) · Isle of Man (GSC) · Curaçao · Kahnawake (KGC) · Anjouan (AGB) · Alderney (AGCC)
Not recognised: only a CONAJZAR concession or authorisation lets an operator offer games in Paraguay (Ley 7438 art. 5); operating or knowingly playing unauthorised games is an offence (Ley 1016 art. 17), and the Director General may order such sites blocked (art. 6 bis).
Bonus rules: welcome bonuses allowed
Inducement ads: Allowed
No Paraguayan instrument regulates bonuses, wagering requirements or free bets; CONAJZAR may order misleading promotions withdrawn.
What the player can claim
- Welcome bonus
- Allowed
- VIP schemes
- Allowed
- Loyalty schemes
- Allowed
- Cashback
- Allowed
No rule caps or bans bonuses; for sports betting, bonuses converted into betting credits count as prizes in the canon base.
What the operator can advertise
- Messages ads may not give
- Misleading promotions (Decreto 3846/2025 art. 13 d)
- Losses presented as a stimulus to recover them (voluntary code)
- Mandatory disclaimer
The sports concession's registration page must show a prominent addiction warning; CONAJZAR's voluntary code proposes 'EL JUEGO SIN CONTROL PRODUCE ADICCIÓN Y LUDOPATÍA. JUEGUE RESPONSABLEMENTE'
- Penalties
The Director General may order the cessation and withdrawal of promotions of unauthorised games and misleading promotions.
The code of good practice (Res. CONAJZAR 6/2016) is by adhesion, not law.
Advertising: limited
Paraguay has no statutory advertising regime for gambling: authorised games may advertise, and no channel, watershed or content rule is set by law. CONAJZAR's Director General may order the cessation and withdrawal of promotions of clandestine or unauthorised games, of misleading promotions and of those placed in prohibited places (Decreto 3846/2025 art. 13 d), and monitors every channel used to advertise online gambling, authorised or not, with power to order alerts and blocks (Ley 7438 art. 6 bis). The sports-betting concessionaire must register its marks and tell CONAJZAR before using them. CONAJZAR's code of good practice (Res. 6/2016) bars ads aimed at children and adolescents, but adherence is voluntary.
| Channel | Status | Vertical & Platform Split (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search Ads | Restricted | No search-specific rule. The Director General monitors online advertising channels and may order those of unauthorised games blocked (Ley 7438 art. 6 bis).25 |
| Meta (FB/IG) | Restricted | No social-media or influencer rule; treated as online advertising. The voluntary code asks that sportspeople promoting gambling sites not encourage children or adolescents.45 |
| TV & Radio | Allowed | No television or radio rule for authorised games and no watershed. Telebingo is itself a televised game.5 |
| Sponsorships | Allowed | No rule on sponsorship or on logos on kit and in stadiums.25 |
| Digital OOH | Restricted | No outdoor rule; the Director General may order promotions placed in prohibited places withdrawn, places the instruments do not define. The 200 m distance from schools in Decreto 3846/2025 art. 22 applies to venues, not advertising.2 |
Channel rules for Paraguay reflect each platform's published policy and the sources numbered in each row (listed under Methodology & sources). Verify with the local regulator and your ad-platform account manager before launching.
How Paraguay enforces against unlicensed operators
CONAJZAR, under the tax authority DNIT, enforces through revocations, inspections and the power to block unauthorised sites; the published record is thin, and no prosecution of a player is reported.
- The Director General must monitor websites and any technology used to run, sell, pay for or advertise online gambling, authorised or not, and may order alerts, blocks and cancellation of the transmission (Ley 7438 art. 6 bis; Decreto 3846 art. 13(c)).
- The MEF report of December 2024 counts 9 licences revoked under the current administration, 6 of them online casinos.
- A DNIT inspection in San Lorenzo on 18 July 2025 checked 213 machines and seized 86.
- Operating unauthorised games carries up to five years' imprisonment or a fine (Ley 1016 art. 17 as amended by Ley 4716).
Enforcement cases in Paraguay: 3 recent
Material regulator actions, court rulings, and high-profile fines from 2016–2026 against operators serving Paraguay. Each entry includes the technical failure and a one-line read-across for other operators in the market.
- July 2025
Unauthorised slot-machine premises, San Lorenzo
Grey-MarketMachines seizedA DNIT inspection of eight premises in San Lorenzo on 18 July 2025 found 213 machines and seized 86.
Read-across: Machines placed without a municipal permit are seized; the fine is one minimum wage per machine, rising with each repeat (Ley 7438 art. 2).
- December 2024
Six online casino operators (not named)
LicensingLicences revokedThe MEF report of December 2024 counts 9 licences revoked under the current administration, 6 of them online casinos, without names or dates.
Read-across: Provisional online-casino authorisations are revocable; the regulator lists the counts, not the firms.
- 2022
iCrop S.A.
LicensingAuthorisation revokedCONAJZAR revoked Res. 34/2020, which had authorised iCrop S.A. to run slot machines in premises whose main business may be other than gambling, and terminated its contract after Ley 6903/2022.
Read-across: An authorisation granted by CONAJZAR resolution can be revoked when the law changes; holders of provisional authorisations carry the same risk.
Licensed operators: 19
As of 9 Nov 2026, approximately 19 operators hold an active licence in Paraguay. Size your entry against this base before committing capital.
Notable licensed operators
SES S.A.
Casinos Paraguayos S.A.
Azar Internacional S.A.
Casino Cerro Corá S.A.
Traps operators hit in Paraguay
Specific operational risks that have caught new entrants in this market. Each item is country-specific. Generic gambling-ops issues (KYC, RG tools) are not included unless they have a local twist.
No new online-casino authorisations
Online casino is now a tender game (Ley 1016 art. 20 as amended), no tender has been called as of 9 November 2026, and the provisional authorisations granted before Ley 7438 end with their contract or on 3 January 2028 at the latest, with no extension.
Sports betting is exclusive
DARUMA SAM S.A. (APOSTA.LA) holds the only sports-betting concession for the whole territory while its five-year concession lasts; the law allows up to three, by tender.
A minimum canon applies even with no revenue
Online casino pays 7% of Win but never less than Gs 5,000,000 a month; the sports concession 22% of NetWin but never less than Gs 1,000,000,000 a month; late payment costs 1% of the monthly canon per ten days.
The platform must be in Paraguay and certified
'Casino Online' is defined as a platform 'siempre dentro de la República del Paraguay', and systems must be certified by an ONA-accredited inspection body unrelated to gambling and connected to CONAJZAR in real time where applicable (Decreto 3846 art. 5).
AML duties from the first guaraní
Operators are obliged persons under Ley 1015/1997: a compliance officer, risk-based due diligence and suspicious-operation reports within 24 hours of qualifying an operation as suspicious (Res. SEPRELAD 258/2020).
Timeline: rules in force
- 13 May 2025
Decreto 3846/2025
Regulates Ley 7438: creates the DGJA, ONA-accredited certification, 200 m from schools for venues.
Source: 2
- 6 Jan 2025
Ley 7438/2025
CONAJZAR moves under the DNIT; online casino becomes a tender game; quiniela and sports betting capped at three concessions; blocking powers.
Source: 5
- January 2025
Landmark Reform Law Enacted
Law 7438/2025 ends the state monopoly, legalizes online casinos, establishes the three-concession-per-vertical cap, and moves CONAJZAR under the DNIT.
Source: 16
- 13 Jan 2023
Sports-betting concession approved
Decreto 8735/2023 approves the award of the LP 01/2022 concession to DARUMA SAM S.A. (APOSTA.LA).
Source: 17
- 4 Jan 2023
Online casino applications reopened
Res. CONAJZAR 5/2023 caps 'Casino On Line' provisional authorisations at 30 firms.
Source: 18
- 2012
Ley 4716/2012
Rewrites the criminal offence: up to five years for operating unauthorised games, up to two years for knowingly taking part.
Source: 8
- 1997
Ley 1016/1997
The gambling statute: games conceded by public tender, CONAJZAR as regulator.
Source: 13
Operator myths vs reality in Paraguay
Common assumptions about gambling licensing that turn out to be wrong in practice.
- MythAn MGA or Curaçao licence lets us serve Paraguay.
- MythWe can apply for an online-casino authorisation now.
- MythThe canon is an annual licence fee.Reality
It is a monthly share of net revenue with a monthly minimum (7% of Win, at least Gs 5,000,000 for online casino); there is no annual licence fee.
Sources12
Markets that work like Paraguay
Compared on what our records hold for each country: whether online casino, betting, poker and lottery are licensed, state-run or banned, the licensing model, what the operator tax is levied on and its band, how most advertising channels are treated, and how foreign licences are treated. A point we hold for only one of the two countries counts for nothing.
Methodology & sources
The research behind our Paraguay coverage
Counted across every Paraguay page, not this page alone.
compiled 9 Nov 2026
11
official websites
regulators, legislatures, courts
86
pages cited
specific documents, not homepages
246
sourced data points
each traced to the instrument
Across every Paraguay page on this site: players, operators and the licence guide. The research report behind them cites official sources: the law, the regulator, the gazette, the courts and each platform’s own published advertising policy. Page sections not yet rewritten from the report may cite other sources.
The same research as a 67-page Paraguay report: every one of the 201 checklist questions, each answer cited to the instrument behind it.
Request the Paraguay reportOur Deep AI Scan took Paraguay through all 201 questions of our regulatory checklist, from 54 official documents, read on 9 Nov 2026. Our research team then traced every figure on this page to the document and sentence that states it. The full research report is due to go to our compliance team. Where a fact rests on a press report or a law-firm summary rather than an official document, the page says so.
Documents cited on this page
- 1Senado: 'Proseguirá análisis del proyecto que crea la Dirección Nacional de Juegos de Azar' (26 October 2026)
- 2Decreto N° 3846/2025, regulating Ley 7438/2025 (DNIT)
- 3Pliego de Bases y Condiciones, Licitación Pública N° 01/2022 (sports betting concession)
- 4Resolución CONAJZAR N° 6/2016: code of good practice on responsible gambling (voluntary)
- 5Ley N° 7438/2025, amending Ley 1016/1997 (BACN)
- 6MEF: CONAJZAR 'Informes de Concesionarios' (contracts in force, December 2024)
- 7DNIT news, 18 July 2025: inspection in San Lorenzo, 213 machines checked, 86 seized
- 8Ley N° 4716/2012, amending arts. 15-17 of Ley 1016/1997 (BACN)
- 9DNIT: DGJA tenders page (Licitaciones)
- 10DNIT: CONAJZAR communiqué 'Apuestas deportivas en la República del Paraguay' (July 2026)
- 11Resolución CONAJZAR N° 48/2022: award of the sports betting concession (LP N° 01/2022)
- 12Resolución CONAJZAR N° 48/2020: canon of the 'Casino On Line' modality (DNIT)
- 13Ley N° 1016/1997, gambling regime (BACN, original text)
- 14Resolución SEPRELAD N° 258/2020: AML/CFT rules for gambling operators
- 15Ley N° 1015/1997, anti-money-laundering law (consolidated, SEPRELAD)
- 16Source
- 17Decreto N° 8735/2023: approval of the sports betting concession award
- 18Resolución CONAJZAR N° 5/2023: 'Casino On Line' applications, cap of 30 firms (DNIT)
The 10 documents this page relies on most
- Decreto N° 3846/2025 (DNIT PDF)Law
- Ley N° 7438/2025 (BACN, Leyes Paraguayas)Law
- Pliego de Bases y Condiciones, Licitación Pública N° 01/2022 (sports betting concession; Section V contract conditions, Section VII game rules)Law
- Resolución CONAJZAR N° 70/2014 (Registro de Laboratorios)Regulator
- Pliego de Bases y Condiciones, LP N° 01/2025 Quiniela (DNIT PDF)Regulator
- Resolución CONAJZAR N° 5/2023 (online casino)Regulator
- Ley N° 1016/1997 (BACN, original text)Law
- Resolución SEPRELAD N° 258/2020, AML/CFT regulation for persons who operate games of chance supervised by CONAJZAR (13 Nov 2020)Law
- DNIT, Marco jurídico of the Dirección General de Juegos de AzarRegulator
- Resolución CONAJZAR N° 6/2016 with the annexed Código de Buenas Prácticas de Juego Responsable (amending Res. 42/2015)Regulator
Also cited on this page
- Ley N° 6380/2019, tax modernisation law (BACN)
- Decreto N° 4661/2020: IRP withholding on money prizes from games of chance (DNIT)
- DNIT: Registro Nacional de Operadores de Juegos de Suerte o de Azar
54 documents in all. Request the full research report for every source, answer by answer.
Looking for the player guide?
For consumer-facing information about gambling in Paraguay (tax on winnings, where to play legally, self-exclusion options), see the Paraguay player guide.
Disclaimer. This page reflects the law as we understood it on 9 Nov 2026. Rules change: always check the current position with Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar (CONAJZAR), since Ley 7438/2025 a deconcentrated body of the Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT), the national tax authority, with the Dirección General de Juegos de Azar (DGJA) as its technical body. We are not a legal adviser.