Paraguay to de-monopolize gambling with tender of Quiniela Nacional

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 8:21 PM
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  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News

Paraguay continues to restructure laws and contracts related to gambling services, as demanded by President Santiago Peña.

This week, CONAJZAR, the National Gambling Commission of Paraguay was instructed by the Colorado Party government to launch a historic tender for the Quiniela Nacional – Paraguay’s popular small draw lottery games.

The regulator confirmed it had been ordered to “break the operating model of the Quiniela”, allowing up to three new operating licenses to be awarded. The reform will end the single-operator system that has defined the market for decades.

As reported by SBC Noticias, the tender marks the first renewal in five years, following the 2020 award to TDP S.A., which has since managed the Quiniela Nacional under CONAJZAR’s supervision.