In recent months, Coljuegos has dismantled illegal betting houses that would have stopped transferring nearly usd $20million annually in exploitation rights.
A total of 445 gambling elements such as slot machines, computer equipment, roulette wheels, televisions, among others, were destroyed by Coljuegos in the municipality of Itagüí, Antioquia. All these items were used in illegal gambling and were valued at nearly usd$500k.
“We have another 4,600 illegal elements of games of luck and chance that will be destroyed in the coming days in municipalities such as Cali and Bucaramanga.”
Likewise, during the destruction of the items, $23,751,050 ( usd $4,500 )in coins and bills were found that were inside the electronic slot machines. These resources are constituted as a judicial deposit in the name of Coljuegos and may be transferred to health.
