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Gaming regulator Coljuegos has granted another company permission to operate online gaming in Colombia taking the total number of licences to seven. The president of Coljuegos, Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, reported last Friday that Inverstark has been granted a five-year licence to operate sports betting site Masgol.co. The estimated value of the contract stands at…

President of Coljuegos Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo has announced plans to grant as many as 20 new online gambling licences in Colombia this year. According to Pérez, many foreign companies have shown their interest in investing in Colombia now that Colombia has updated and tightened its online gaming laws. Mr. Pérez said: “We have had…

Coljuegos has confirmed that the board will continue to block offshore operators offering their services locally and allow for an expansion of the regulated market. The announcement was made after the board confirmed that it had granted Codere Colombia S.A an online licence. Colombian customers will be able to place bets via the company’s website…

Gaming regulator Coljuegos has granted another company permission to operate online gaming in Colombia taking the total number of licences to four. Local business Colbet S.A.S. will run online gaming via www.colbet.co and is the second licence to be granted in the same month. With the new agreement with Colbet now in place there are…

Colombia’s battle against illegal gaming is gaining ground with the signing of a new pact between The Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos) and the regional government of Caldas. Earlier this week local lawmakers and members of the board signed the pact for Legality of the Gambling Sector, a strategy with which Coljuegos aims to combat…

The Department of Valle del Cauca has become the first department in Colombia to sign the Pact for Legality of the Gambling Sector, a strategy with which Coljuegos aims to combat illegal gaming and raise funds for the health sector. Head of The Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos) Juan B. Pérez highlighted the importance of…

Regulatory bodies that met last week during The Fourth Ibero-American Gaming Summit have issued a joint statement highlighting the necessity to promote the co operation between member nations and to exchange information in order to combat illegal gambling. In the statement the body outlined a number of common goals and placed particular emphasis on the…

The Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a number of officials belonging to The Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos) as well as other public officials for corruption. The arrests were made for alleged irregularities over the issuing of licences for gaming establishments which operate in the departments of Caldas, Quindío and Risaralda. Around 250 police officers took…

Colombia’s Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos) has carried out a major crackdown on illegal sports betting centres. With the support of the Colombian National Army and Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) of the Prosecutor’s office the board carried out a number of checks and raids in the city of Neiva, in the administrative department of Huila. During…