The Orsi administration's draft package would reorganise the Dirección General de Casinos into an operations-only decentralised service, with a new Dirección Nacional de Contralor de Juegos de Azar y Apuestas assuming regulatory and enforcement responsibilities. This restructuring remains in preparation and at the public-hearing stage this cycle; it has not been enacted, and the existing DGC structure continues to operate under Law 19.535 in the interim. As a proposed administrative reorganisation rather than a durable statutory instrument at this stage, it should be read as an early-stage development to watch rather than a settled feature of the regulatory landscape.
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Uruguay · Question 02 of 11
Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?
Unfavourable · Probable · AI-generated · Back to full Uruguay report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Uruguay (UY) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
The Orsi administration's draft package would reorganise the Dirección General de Casinos into an operations-only decentralised service, with a new Dirección Nacional de Contralor de Juegos de Azar y Apuestas assuming regulatory and enforcement responsibilities. This restructuring remains in prepara…