According to the president of Coljuegos, Juan B. Perez, the emergency that we are experiencing today due to the Coronavirus and the measures taken in favour of the prevention and control of COVID-19, where the casinos were ordered to close until the quarantine is over. for the moment they have put the industry to manage great losses.
Based on Juan B.'s calculations, losses of around 150 billion Colombian pesos would be recorded, only in April, putting the employment of 100 thousand people who work in this sector at risk.
That, not to mention that with the closure of sporting events also until further notice such as the America's soccer Cup, national and international leagues and the Tokyo Olympics, causing online betting to drop by 90%.
"It is not that there is not going to be soccer, but that the mere fact of the agglomerations and closeness that soccer generates is absolutely complex, to contain the epidemic. Sadly, this year is going to go down in history in many countries around the world as the year of non-soccer, "said Health Minister Fernando Ruiz.
With this panorama, the lack of operation of the sector is directly affected by the government, as it is impossible to collect the taxes left by the industry, monies that are destined directly to health and have allowed the health system to react so well today. last year received 1.7 trillion pesos for this concept.
However, Coljuegos in coordination with the sector launched a series of actions, which will inject resources in excess of 50 billion pesos into the country's departments and municipalities, to address the crisis caused by the coronavirus and give relief to the industry of gambling in Colombia.
