Lottery bank operators have until November 15 to submit voluntary declaration

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The General Directorate of Gambling (DGJA) has rolled out a 30-day extraordinary administrative window via official Resolution 02-2026, granting lottery bank owners and operators who previously skipped the official sector Regularization Plan a final opportunity to submit voluntary operational declarations no later than November 15. The DGJA emphasized in a public advisory that filing this voluntary disclosure does not equate to automatic legal authorization or formal validation of unregistered operations, a clarification intended to prevent misinterpretation of the new grace period among unregulated operators. The regulatory body further issued a formal warning that any lottery-related establishments continuing to operate outside the bounds of existing national gambling legislation after the deadline will be subject to mandatory closure and statutory financial penalties, as stipulated in current regulatory frameworks. Additionally, the DGJA reaffirmed that a longstanding ban on new unapproved lottery outlets, dedicated sales agencies, and off-site lottery machine installations at non-permitted locations remains fully in effect, with no temporary exemptions extended under the new resolution. To streamline the processing of hundreds of pending regularization cases, the agency has established a dedicated Technical Analysis and Conciliation Committee tasked with conducting individualized reviews of each submitted declaration. Parallel to this government-led panel, the National Federation of Lottery Banks (Fenabanca) and other key industry stakeholder groups will participate in a separate collaborative commission to organize, cross-reference, and verify outstanding operational data for the sector. All information collected through the ongoing regularization process has been formally shared with the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) to ensure full compliance with national tax obligations for all licensed lottery operators. Operators submitting the required voluntary declarations may do so either in person at the DGJA’s central offices located in the Centro de los Héroes district of Santo Domingo, or digitally via the official National Lottery public web portal, eliminating unnecessary administrative barriers for applicants across the country.