Paraguay is expanding its enforcement campaign against illegal online gambling through an international training program in Buenos Aires targeting money laundering, terrorist financing, and digital gaming risks. Hosted on September 2–3, 2026, the technical session was organized by the Secretariat for the Prevention of Money or Asset Laundering (SEPRELAD) alongside Argentina’s Association of State Lotteries, Pools, and Casinos (ALEA).

Cross-Border Collaboration and Investigative Techniques

The multi-agency initiative convened over 130 officials and 25 compliance specialists, providing public prosecutors, financial intelligence agents, and law enforcement officers with specialized methodologies for dismantling clandestine digital betting networks. Key operational topics included tracing digital payment trails, monitoring social media marketing channels, and analyzing risk-based anti-money laundering (AML) controls tailored to offshore operators.

Regulatory Restructuring and Expanded Enforcement Powers

The training program reflects Paraguay's broader statutory overhaul under Law No. 7438/2025 and implementing Decree No. 3846/2025, which integrated the National Gaming Commission (CONAJZAR) into the National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT). The structural shift grants CONAJZAR’s leadership direct authority to block unauthorized websites, intercept payment processing pipelines, and order the immediate removal of illegal gambling advertisements.

Armed with these expanded powers, Paraguayan authorities have already executed raids in the Amambay department, seizing server infrastructure, mobile devices, and physical assets linked to illegal sports betting operations. CONAJZAR has simultaneously issued public advisories clarifying that Daruma SAM S.A. (operating as APOSTA.LA) remains the sole authorized sports betting concessionaire, warning that unapproved intermediaries face administrative sanctions and criminal prosecution under updated tax revenue statutes.

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