title: Latin America — Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/latin-america/licensing/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Latin America](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/latin-america/) Licensing and regulation Latin America · Question 02 of 11 # Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? Not assessed · Not recorded · AI-generated · [Back to full Latin America report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/latin-america/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Latin America (LATAM) | |---|---| | Regulator | No regional regulator (gambling is licensed nationally) | | Favourability | Not assessed | | Confidence | Not recorded | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Law No. 86-26, promulgated 22 September 2026 and published in Official Gazette No. 11263 on 2 October 2026, establishes the Dirección General de Juegos de Azar (DGJA) as an autonomous regulatory authority under the Ministry of Finance and Economy, replacing the former DGCJ and consolidating licensin… ## Full section analysis Law No. 86-26, promulgated 22 September 2026 and published in Official Gazette No. 11263 on 2 October 2026, establishes the Dirección General de Juegos de Azar (DGJA) as an autonomous regulatory authority under the Ministry of Finance and Economy, replacing the former DGCJ and consolidating licensing, supervision and enforcement of games of chance in the Dominican Republic into a single body. This is a structural change to the regulatory architecture rather than an amendment within the prior regulator's framework. The DGJA's first formal acts as a functioning authority, issued 13 October 2026, were Resolutions 01-2026 and 02-2026, addressed respectively to new-opening restrictions and self-declaration of irregular existing shops. No further detail on licence classes, application procedures or fee schedules has reached a sourced status this period; trade commentary referencing delegation of fee and licence-condition detail (reportedly under Article 76 of Law 86-26) to future DGJA resolutions has not been confirmed from primary regulator or gazette text.