Haiti creates ANJHA to oversee gambling sector

Haiti has established a National Gambling Authority, known as ANJHA, to regulate and supervise gambling activities across the country, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance notice.

The announcement covers casinos, betting businesses, borlette lottery outlets and related games. The ministry said the institution would be responsible for regulation, control and supervision throughout the sector.

The public notice, dated 5 October in Port-au-Prince and reported by Rezo Nòdwès on 5 November, refers to decrees published in the official journal Le Moniteur on 21 August 2026.

The ministry presented the changes as part of efforts to combat money laundering, illicit financial networks and terrorist financing. It said the framework was intended to bring greater order, transparency and security to gambling, while clarifying rules and protecting stakeholders and the public.

Alongside the new supervisory structure, the notice identifies the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) as the only administration authorised to collect payments owed by gambling operators.

That requirement covers duties, taxes, levies and other statutory sums, including payments connected with licenses and permits. Operators must make those payments exclusively to the DGI and obtain receipts.

The ministry specifically instructed businesses not to pay through unofficial channels. The arrangement places regulatory supervision with ANJHA while reserving the collection of operator payments to the tax administration.

The ministry said it would continue informing operators and the public about implementation and called for stakeholder cooperation as the wider sector reform progresses.

The announcement follows a separate regulatory overhaul in the Dominican Republic, where Law 86-26 established the General Directorate of Gambling (DGJA).

Congress completed passage in September, followed by the October appointment of Teófilo Tabar Manzur as transitional Director General.

The framework consolidates oversight of land-based and online gambling and introduces restrictions on new establishment licenses, alongside wider compliance and player-protection measures.