With 17 routes imposed and already developed for the scheme of "Sum the SLOTS MACHINES" or as it is known in the street the inventory of Coljuegos, has been achieved the measurement of 97% of the slot machine park in the country.
In these routes games has managed to make 2,453 visits to establishments in the departments of Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantic, Bolivar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle and Vichada. Achieving to mark the different SLOTS MACHINES's of the establishments visited with QR Codes, and report to the Integrated Information System of Coljuegos for the monitoring and control processes:
The brand, serial, type of bet, NUC, SLOTS MACHINES classification, model, country of origin, manufacturer, date of manufacture, type of machine, bet code, mystery games, communication protocol, GPS location, together with a photographic record.
"With the inventory we are verifying the characteristics of these systems and classifying them from the Online Connection and Reporting System to improve inspection and collection tasks", assures the Minister of Finance, Carrasquilla.
But what have been the real results of this structure of visits?
Apart from inventorying a total of 81,930 SLOTS MACHINES, of 2,355 establishments, in 368 municipalities of 29 departments of the country, it has been possible to demarcate these slots machines with a QR Code not only allows to achieve greater effectiveness in the control, but also "Give the tools to the players to verify the legality of the machines, providing security that the establishments in which they operate, when authorized, have an insurance policy that covers the payment of exploitation rights that are transferred to health; the payment of the prizes to his players (that must cancel in 30 days) and the payment of the labor obligations of the operators "sustains Juan B. Perez, president of Coljuegos.
What really translates into a professionalization and legalization of the sector, which goes hand in hand with the development of the orange economy proposed by President Ivan Duque.
With a productive transformation of a sector that is betting on compliance with the law, transparency and the generation of resources for health.
Finally, and not least, this inventory has made it possible to obtain real information about what happens in the industry. A clear example of this is that in Colombia there were more than 300 SLOTS MACHINES brands, but with the list it was cleaned and today we have 134 brands, allowing Coljuegos to know the preference brands of the operators, the different technological trends, which is reflected in more and better entertainment options for its customers.
This will allow Coljuegos to "implement policies that stimulate and promote legality in localized slots machines", as Juan B. said, adding that before 2018 ends, 100% of the park will machines will be inventoried.
