In Sports betting subject comes the second applicant who has obtain authorization from the regulator for the operation of games "On line" in the country.
Coljuegos has been managing a strategy and protocol in the framework of the fight against illegality, not only to promote the blocking of websites that do not have the authorization to carry out these types of bets, but also to arouse an interest to search generate greater investment in the sector. (READ HERE: WHY IS IT NOT ILLEGAL TO BUY AN AMERICAN LOTTERY FROM COLOMBIA?)
In the same vein, President Juan B. Pérez said: "With this initiative we seek greater resources for the health of Colombians, expanding the portfolio of games through innovative tools and tuning with the trend toward greater use of new technologies in the world".
In this way, the Colombian market was welcomed to the second operator in obtaining authorization. The company Corredor Empresarial SA, became an operator and received the concession for the operation of novel games operated by Internet, for the types of game 1. Slot machines or of chance 2. Roulette 3. Betting on real sport events, was granted for the term of 5 years and will operate under the domain www.betplay.com.co. (READ HERE: GAMBLING IN COLOMBIA CHANGES ON THE WAY: SINCELEJO, FIRST DAY OF BUSINESS FORMALIZATION)
The estimate of the contract amounts to $ 3,307,656,391 million pesos (COP)
In this way, a new window is opened for the lottery companies, who in the market have a strong presence and also look for new products to generate wealth, through new technologies and new demand in the market of games of chance and chance sports betting.
Finally, in the next few days Coljuegos expects to announce the authorization for new operators of "On Line" games, "We want more operators to obtain authorization from Coljuegos to achieve a strong sector and in tune with the new technologies," Pérez Hidalgo concluded.
