Colombian regulator Coljuegos blocked 1,577 websites in the first half of 2022, but received record tax payments from sanctioned industries during what it described as a “historic” period. rice field.
Coljuegos also revealed that it has taken 188 enforcement actions against illegal gambling establishments and removed 1,441 gaming devices in the past six months.
The statistic was provided as part of the operator’s semi-annual hearing, which also revealed how much money it had collected through gambling taxes and fees.
The total amount collected by Coljuegos was COP359.7m, a year-on-year increase of 22.1%.
Most of this money (COP224.7m) went to Colombia’s social security system and COP69.5m to local or departmental health funds. COP34.3m went to the National Pension Fund and COP20.9m to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
César Augusto Valencia Galliano, President of Coljuegos, said: “The gambling industry continues to reach historic moments in our country. It used the commitment and creativity of unions, businessmen and operators to drive action plans.
“Based on our process of innovation and digitization, we have been able to open up new markets and new scenarios, creating optimal conditions for reporting record numbers like the ones we are referring to today. ”
Land-based games contributed 42% of the total collected at COP 151.1m. This was a 33% increase over the same period last year. This is because the land-based game operator earned him 1.6 billion COP in revenue in six months.
Online games accounted for 32%. The Super Astro lottery contributed another 16% and the Balota Revancha lottery made up his 8% of the total.
