As gambling markets in Latin America have grown Paraguay has lagged behind. Corruption scandals linked to the industry and often reaching the very top have tainted the image of the industry while government officials further down the pecking order have been all too willing to look the other way especially when it comes to illegal street gaming. Burdened by out of date laws, a gambling board that has been ill equipped to deal with the growing size of the market and monopolies over certain key gambling products international operators have given Paraguay a wide birth. And for good reason.