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An attempt to bring a new level of activity to Paraguay’s legal gambling market has ended. Lawmakers had the chance to approve a bill to regulate slot machines but let the deadline pass without a decision.
The deadline for the regulation of the slots law expired on July 17. The bill to implement that law emerged in Congress with the intention of stopping the executive branch’s plan to approve the use of slots in more areas, including in many public locations.
Article 10 of the law above provided that the deadline for the approval of the regulation was 90 days. The National Gambling Commission (Conajzar, for its Spanish acronym) and its interim president, María Galván del Puerto, led the effort.
The law arose in Paraguay to stop Conajzar’s plan to “regularize” the installation and use of slots in freely accessible premises. However, opponents of the plan argued that it went against the provisions of two laws. It also reportedly violated Conajzar’s resolutions regarding protecting the vulnerable population, especially children and adolescents, from developing a gambling addiction.
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