According to legislative procedures, it is anticipated that this bill can be analyzed by the full Chamber of Deputies in 15 days, before being referred to the Committees on Constitutional Affairs and Legislation for its subsequent ruling.
The bill proposes the amendment of article 25 of Law 1016/1997, which establishes "the legal regime for the exploitation of games of chance."
With the approval of the bill, it would end the whole discussion generated by the possibility of placing a Hard Rock casino on land owned by the National Administration of Navigation and Ports (
Deputy Florentín insists that the Paraguayan rule on gambling is highly restrictive in granting licenses for the operation of casinos throughout the Republic of
In addition, Florentín insists that the bill seeks to prevent and take care of the interests of the Paraguayan State, because to compromise public property for the exploitation of casinos, directly or indirectly, "would make the state itself a necessary partner to exploit the business, distorting the nature of the concession of exploitation."
Source: GMB / Casino Compendium
