Dominican Republic issues new online gambling regulation
The Dominican Republic has signed a new resolution into law which will provide a new regulatory regime for online gambling. On 26 March 2024, the Dominican Republic issued Resolution 136-2024. This will now see a new regulatory regime for online casino and sports betting.
Story continues belowThe resolution has been issued by the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Finance. The new set of measures will be supervised by the Dirección de Casinos y Juegos de Azar (Directorate of Casinos and Gaming).
Online gambling was initially regulated in 2006, with the first licence issued in 2011. Notably, Amaya was the first to be issued with a licence.
The company is better known as The Stars Group, which it rebranded to in 2017. Amaya was acquired by Flutter Entertainment in 2019.