Bolivia: gambling regulation and licensing

Bolivia is supervised by the Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego, the AJ, a dedicated gambling authority rather than a division of a finance ministry. It operates under the motto juego justo, legal y transparente, and publishes an unusually complete set of institutional documents: mission, vision and values, an anti-bribery policy, a strategic plan, an annual operating plan, process flows, audits, financial information, budget execution and funding sources. The detail that stands out is its ISO 9001:2015 certification. A gambling regulator certifying its own quality management system to an international standard is rare anywhere and rarer still in the region, and it signals an institution that expects to be assessed on process rather than only on revenue. The same section carries its transparency and anti-corruption material. Bolivia is also one of the Latin American markets where the gap between a formal supervisory framework and the practical reality of cross-border online supply is widest, so the existence of a well-documented authority should not be read as evidence that the online market is contained. This profile records the authority and leaves the substantive detail as honest gaps. Vertical status beyond the sector it supervises, licence types, fees, tax treatment, advertising rules and compliance obligations have not yet been verified against primary sources and are not inferred from secondary accounts.

Regulator

Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego (AJ)

Regulator type

Dedicated regulator

Headline tax

Not yet verified

Licence required

Not yet verified

Minimum age

Not yet verified

Tax base

Not yet verified

Advertising permitted

Not yet verified

Affiliate rules

Affiliates are not separately licensed. Only operators holding a licence from the national regulator may lawfully be promoted.

Penalties for breach

The Autoridad de Fiscalizacion del Juego supervises the sector and can act against the authorisation.

1. Autoridad de Fiscalización del Juego - AJ

   Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia

   Tier 1Accessed 27 Aug 2026
2. Ley Nº 060 de 25 de noviembre de 2010, Ley de Juegos de Lotería y de Azar

   Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia (LexiVox)

   Tier 1Accessed 29 Aug 2026Published 25 Nov 2010