Roger Carrillo, President of Coljuegos, expressed that for this entity it is a priority to face the phenomenon of illegality in the regions and for this reason they lead a prevention strategy. He stressed that during the 2022 term, 234 control operations were carried out throughout the country and 2,155 illegal sites were blocked.
In his turn, Jaime Fernández, advisor to the betting dealer in the Atlantic, pointed out that while legal operators daily deliver 1,933 million pesos for health, those of illegal gambling are taking 1,024 million pesos into their pocket without having to responsibilities or create employment. “An ICU bed costs 2 million 371 thousand 400 pesos according to the Ministry of Health. The criminal game is taking what costs 167 ICU beds every day ”, he pointed out. He also called for the accompaniment of the authorities and the creation of a special group to combat criminal organizations dedicated to unauthorized gambling.
"Investigations, arrests, seizures are carried out and all this must end in convictions because there are two convictions per year, so when there are 400 arrests and only 2 convictions, something is failing," he said.
