DGJA gives non-participating establishments until 15 November to declare

The Dominican Republic’s Dirección General de Juegos de Azar (DGJA) on 2 November reminded owners, operators and managers who did not join the Regularization Plan that the 30-calendar-day extraordinary period for voluntary declarations expires on 15 November 2026. The notice was issued under Resolution No. 02-2026.

The declaration is not an automatic legalisation or authorisation to operate. The DGJA said irregularly operating lottery outlets may be closed and sanctioned under current legislation. The ban on opening new lottery bancas, agencies or sales points also remains in force, as does the ban on installing lottery machines in places where the law does not permit them.

Tax and case review

The DGJA said information collected during the Regularization Plan was deposited with the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII) for tax purposes. On 19 October, the DGJA said it had handed the DGII a provisional and conditional database of establishments admitted to the plan.

For individual cases, the authority created a Technical Table for Analysis and Reconciliation. It will assess each owner’s situation and seek solutions to problems connected with regularisation. Fenabanca, other institutions and sector representatives will participate in a separate technical commission to review and organise pending information.

The process therefore separates voluntary disclosure from both operating authorisation and tax treatment. Establishments that file cannot treat the declaration itself as permission to continue operating where they remain irregular.

The reminder follows a broader series of DGJA warnings. On 14 October, the authority warned that opening or installing betting booths without authorisation would bring sanctions, and that inspector dispatches to lottery draws could be suspended for concessionaires involved.

Declarations may be submitted in person at the DGJA’s offices at Avenida Independencia, corner of Jiménez Moya, Centro de los Héroes, Distrito Nacional, or through loterianacional.gob.do. The extraordinary 30-day period expires on 15 November 2026.