According to a Coljuegos report dated June 18, 2024, games located in the country contribute 39% of the total transfers for the health of Colombians. This year (2024), between January and April, bingo halls, casinos and electronic slot machines transferred a total of usd 30million to finance the subsidized regime and to promote scientific research.
For the same period, in the year 2022, of the total transfers to the health of Colombians by the Games of luck and chance sector was usd 20million , localized games (casinos and bingos) were the ones with the greatest contribution in collections reaching 10million pesos, with a growth of 33% more than the previous year (2021) thanks to the increase in electronic slot machines (MET's) which reach a total of 101,202 units, which represented a growth of 9 %, in 3,428 commercial establishments, which represents 14% growth compared to 2021.
For the first quarter of 2023 (January-February-March), in the Coljuegos report, localized games (casinos and bingos) made contributions to health of 86 billion pesos, games operated over the Internet, usd 20millions ; the Baloto Revancha,30 million ; SUPER astro usd 10 Millions and promotional games usd 100K. Which indicates that by the second quarter of the same year usd 50millions had been collected, this 2024 being usd 10millions below 2023, which was difficult in terms of the economy. In 2022, contributions were usd100million, with a growth of 33% more than the previous year (2021), a figure that will not be reached in 2024 since there are 6 months left for usd 70millions to be generated.
This June 18, 2024, the president of the entity, Marco Emilio Hincapié, indicated that the transfers were made by the 392 operators and 3,546 authorized gaming establishments located in the 32 departments of the country.
Thus, currently 105,451 electronic slot machines are in operation in Colombia, which represents an increase of more than 1,400 elements of this type compared to 2023. If the number of establishments is reviewed, there is an increase well below the average since the creation of Coljuegos, of only 118 between 2022 and 2024, which gives a clear example of the damage that this sector is suffering due inefficiency of the entity in the issuance of procedures.
