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Plenary. As this did not happen before the end of the year, 2018 also looks best for this gaming legislation bill moving forward. However, the sticking point here is that House Speaker
Rodrigo Maia is only willing to include the urgency request if the bill seeks the legalization of casinos only. Lenzi, says: “The vote on the urgency request appears to be far from happening and the main reason for this is because there is no consensus about the gambling types to be legalized. The members of the Parliamentary Front for the Approval of Gambling understand that all kinds must be legalized. However, Speaker Maia maintains his position for the approval of the legalization of Casinos only.” Lenzi, added: “The best thing to be done is to postpone
aguardando ser incluido para su votación en la Agenda de Diputados, con una petición de urgencia para la aprobación de que el PL 442/1991 pueda ser votado en el pleno, aunque el presidente de Diputados, Rodrigo Maia ha dicho que solamente estaría dispuesto a incluir la solicitud de urgencia si el proyecto de ley busca la legalización de casinos, únicamente. Lenzi, dijo: “La votación sobre la solicitud de urgencia parece estar muy
lejos de suceder y la razón principal de esto es porque no existe un consenso sobre los tipos de juegos para ser legalizados. Los miembros del Frente Parlamentario para la Aprobación de Juego de Azar entienden que se debe legalizar toda forma de juegos de azar. Sin embargo, Maia mantiene su posición es para la aprobación de una legalización solamente para Casinos. “Aun así, este año ha sido uno de gran desarrollo para la legalización de juegos de azar en el país. Se ha progresado mucho en las múltiples posibilidades de legalización, y estamos seguros que 2018 traerá un sinnúmero de cosas buenas acerca de la legalización de juegos de azar, sea este con la aprobación de todo tipo de juegos de azar, unos pocos, o sólo uno”, agregó Lenzi.
P ARA GU A Y Contraloría contra adjudicación de Conajzar I
nmediatamente después que La Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar (Conajzar) decidiera adjudicar el negocio de las apuestas deportivas a la firma Daruma Sam S.A. como un monopolio para que opere el millonario negocio bajo la marca Apostala, en Paraguay, en diciembre, siguieron las protestas contra la prepotente decisión del ente regulador del juego en el país sudamericano. El proceso que comenzó envuelto en polémica ha terminado en
escándalo, ya que el otro postor calificado por la Conajzar, Jockey Club del Paraguay (JCP) ha declarado que reclamará ante la Justicia por la muy cuestionada decisión del ente regulador.
any possible vote of PL 442/1991 until there is consensus between the Deputies, aiming to have a larger possibility of approval when the vote happens. Still, this year has been one of great development for the legalization of gambling. A lot has progressed on the many legalization possibilities, and we are sure that 2018 holds a great deal of good things about gambling legalization, whether it is the approval of all gambling types, a few or only one.”
P ARA GU A Y Comptroller against regulator’s tender decision S
oon after the Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar (Conajzar) decided to award the sports betting business in Paraguay last December to Daruma Sam
S.A., to operate the million-dollar business under the brand name Apostala, protests followed against the arrogant decision by the gaming regulator in the South American country. The process that began in controversy ended in scandal as the other bidder standing out of ten, Jockey Club of Paraguay (JCP) was also ruled out by Conajzar. JCP officers have declared that it will pursue the matter in the Courts owing to the very questionable decision taken by the gaming regulator. Ilse González, Director of public contracts at the Republic
General Comptroller’s Office, said about Conajzar actions “It is a very sad fact,” and failed to hide her annoyance over the situation. She added, “All the same, the Comptroller’s Office will issue a decision on that matter even though (Conajzar) has already declared the winner”. Commenting on the situation, Enrique García the Comptroller General (CG), declared that if Conajzar persisted in continuing with such a caricature of a tender for provision of the sports betting monopoly in Paraguay, “It would be a new cowardly attack on the institution”. Prior to the opening of tender envelopes, the CG had requested the suspension of the bidding process in order to carry out an audit of the process and issue recommendations, which would be binding. However, Conajzar ignored CG’s request and carried on with the questionable
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