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Gambling in Paraguay is legal and regulated by CONAJZAR (now under the tax authority DNIT) per Law 1016/1997 as amended by Law 7438/2025. Online sports betting has been run under a single nationwide exclusive concession held by Daruma Sam (Apostala) valid until 2028, a tender mired in corruption allegations and litigation. The 2025 reform abolishes the monopoly model in favor of controlled competition (up to three operators per vertical), with DNIT planning to tender additional sports-betting licenses in 2026.
Paraguay’s gambling sector is regulated by the Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar (CONAJZAR), which since the 2025 restructuring operates under the Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT) with expanded enforcement powers. The legal base is Law 1016/1997, substantially amended by Law 7438/2025 (signed by President Santiago Peña) and Decree 3846/2025, which replaced the historic single-operator monopoly with "controlled competition" allowing up to three licensed operators per game type.
Online sports betting has been operated nationally and exclusively by Daruma Sam S.A. under the Apostala (aposta.la) brand, awarded through Public Tender N°01/2022 and running until 2028 — a concession that drew sustained controversy, including litigation from losing bidders and money-laundering scrutiny. As of December 2025, DNIT shifted toward favoring early competition and is assessing a 2026 tender to add two more sports-betting operators despite Apostala’s exclusivity through 2028.
Horse racing is organized (Jockey Club del Paraguay / Hipódromo de Asunción) and pari-mutuel betting falls within CONAJZAR’s remit (regulated). Prediction markets are not addressed (left null). Minimum age 18. Note: the legacy domain conajzar.gov.py no longer resolves; CONAJZAR is hosted within the DNIT portal.
No operator on this site has been confirmed on the Paraguay regulator's register for online sports betting.
Support in Paraguay
Gambling in Paraguay is regulated by CONAJZAR, which since 2025 operates under the DNIT; Law 7438/2025 modernised the sector and licensed private online betting and casino. Paraguay has no dedicated national gambling/ludopatía helpline. For help, call the free confidential 24/7 mental-health crisis line 155 ("155 Te escucha"), run by the Ministry of Public Health. There is no confirmed operational national self-exclusion register; in practice, ask any CONAJZAR-licensed operator to apply self-exclusion or deposit/time limits, and avoid unlicensed sites. International help: Gambling Therapy (gamblingtherapy.org).