Paraguay executed on April 2026 the opening of the quiniela business after decades of exclusivity, with the award of two national concessions by the National Gambling Commission (CONAJZAR) through Resolution No. 47/2026, under Public Tender No. 01/2025. The decision marks the first practical implementation of Law No. 7438/2025, which eliminated the single-operator model and enabled regulated competition.
The legal shift is structural, cause until 2025, quiniela operated under an exclusive concession, with Technologies Development of Paraguay S.A. (TDP) as the dominant operator. Law 7438, enacted on January 3, 2025, by President Santiago Peña following its approval in Congress on December 17, 2024, amended the historic Law No. 1016/1997 and allowed exploitation by multiple concessionaires. The framework was completed through Decree No. 3846/2025, which integrated the sector under the National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT) and strengthened state control powers.
Under this new structure, CONAJZAR — chaired in 2026 by Carlos Liseras Osorio — awarded licenses to the Daruma SAM, Caproni and Dataforge consortium, and to TDP, which retains a presence but loses exclusivity. Both operators must comply with a minimum 19% levy on gross monthly revenue, with a guaranteed floor of G. 9.5 billion, reinforcing fiscal capture.
Carlos Liseras Osorio
The regulatory system is also being reshaped institutionally. CONAJZAR now falls under the National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT), led by Óscar Orué, while the broader economic policy framework is overseen by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Paraguay, headed in 2026 by Carlos Fernández Valdovinos. The reform also grants expanded enforcement powers, including seizure of illegal operations and tighter control over the underground market.
Quiniela in Paraguay generates more than US$120 million annually, within a market where regulated revenue is already showing sustained growth in 2026. However, the opening remains partial. The law allows up to three operators, but only two were awarded, leaving room for future licensing and increased competition.
The new model keeps the activity under state control but shifts the business balance. Paraguay is not liberalizing gambling; it is reorganizing it. It introduces competition, raises fiscal standards and reinforces supervision in a historically opaque sector.
