Dominican gaming sector gets 90 days to adjust to its new law

With the Dominican Senate having already approved the General Gaming Law, the industry is now moving into the part that matters most in practice: how the new framework will actually be applied, and what still needs to be changed before enforcement starts biting. For casinos, lottery shops, sports betting, and online gaming operators, that is the difference between a clean transition and a regulatory mess.

1. FENABANCA, together with other industry representatives, has proposed a technical working group to review the legislation. The group would look at different parts of the new law, identify possible friction points, and prepare amendment proposals for the National Congress.
2. According to El Día, the agreement gives the sector 90 days from the law’s promulgation to analyze the approved text and submit recommendations. Those recommendations would then be sent to the National Congress for review.
3. The table includes FENABANCA, licensed gaming and private lottery operators, the Dominican Association of Gaming Casinos, the Sports Betting Association (ADOBAD), and the Dominican Horse Racing Commission. In other words, the discussion is not limited to one niche; it covers the main moving parts of the country’s gaming market.
4. Cristian Guzmán, FENABANCA’s secretary general, told CDN that the law is a step toward organizing and updating a sector that has long been supervised through different agencies and scattered enforcement mechanisms. He also made clear that industry support does not mean the process is finished: there are still points that need revision during the agreed period.
5. One of the biggest changes is the creation of the Dirección General de Juegos, an autonomous body that would centralize regulation, control, and oversight of gaming activities. Its remit would cover casinos, lottery shops, sports betting, bingo, slot machines, and online gaming operations.

For high-risk PSPs and acquirers, the important part is not just that the Dominican Republic is changing the law. It is that the country is trying to move from fragmented supervision to a single regulator across multiple verticals. That usually means new licensing expectations, fresh compliance questions, and a period where the final shape of the rules is still being negotiated in public.