Despite an ongoing criminal investigation for ‘apparent punishable acts in the management of gambling‘
Paraguay’s National Gambling Commission (Conajzar) has called on private companies to exploit sports betting, amid “a criminal investigation for apparent punishable acts in the management of gambling,” according to daily ABC Color.
Conajzar’s unusual call has been made through paid advertising, and not through an official website, as the Paraguayan gambling regulator website shows outdated information. According to the advert, the call does not specify whether it is a national or international tender, although it sets the date of October 31, 2022, for the opening of bids.
Interested companies must pay G.60 million (US$8,700) to acquire the documents of Terms and Conditions for the Tender, and must state:
- the amount and guarantees offered
- financial and legal capacity
- background and experience in sports betting operations
Additionally, the company or consortium must be domiciled in the City of Asunción.
According to the brief advert, the tender has been called based on Law No. 1016/97, and is also, “with exclusivity throughout the national territory.”
Apart from the tender Terms and Conditions, the advert is somewhat unclear owing to the regulating background of the entity, amid accusations of corruption; particularly for having contracted out a private company to carry out its regulating work, of which several of its former members are being prosecuted in the criminal Courts, including its former chief José Antonio Ortiz Báez.
However, what is more questionable, is that several of these characters are still holding on to their government appointments of trust.
