Coljuegos. the blows against the illegality continue by the authorities and the regulating entity Coljuegos, in the guajira a blow was made with a total seizure of 40 slot machines, exactly in the municipalities of Riohacha and Maicao.
With this and this math made in the second semester of 2017 in the sector of the guajira, about $ 233 million COP was lost due to the operation of illegal slot machines. While sports betting, which does not have the endorsement of this entity, represented losses of $ 5.875 million COP. In total they were $ 6,108 million COP.
However, this sector of the country in 2016 had a contribution of $ 53,980 million COP for sales during 2016, while for exploitation rights the figure was $ 4,358 million COP representing a contribution of 0.5 percent of the national budget for health.
The market of permanent bets treads strong in La Guajira, representing 11 percent of the gambling industry in Colombia
