The president of Coljuegos, César Augusto Valencia Galiano, released the report of the gambling sector for the month of May and highlighted the good moment the industry is going through, highlighting that in May 2022 record figures were registered in collections, sales and transfers.
In turn, the sector's collection during the first five months of the year (January-May) reached 298 Thousands s of million of pesos (USD73.5m), which represents an increase of 22 percent compared to the previous year.
The month of May 2022 alone, reached a collection of 62 Thousands s of millions of pesos (USD15.3m), which means an increase of 30 percent compared to the same period of 2021, when 48.1 Thousands s of millions of pesos (USD11.9m) were collected.
Of the total collection reported for the first five months of 2022, it stands out that localized games (casinos and bingos) continue to make the largest contribution, reaching 124 thousands of millions of pesos (USD30.6m), online games remain in a second place with a collection of 95 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD23.4m). Likewise, Baloto Revancha contributed 30 thousands of millions of pesos (USD7.4m), SUPER astro, 49 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD12.1m) and promotional games reached 1,871 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD462 thousands).
In the case of sales, Coljuegos reports that from January to May 2022, the figures continue to increase. Gross sales of domestic games reached 25 thousands of millions of pesos (USD6.18m), which means a 59 percent growth in relation to the same period of 2021, when sales of 15.7 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD3.87m) were reported. Localized games report for the same period, sales close to 15 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD3.70m) and online games 9.6 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD2.37m). SUPER astro recorded sales of 252 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD 62.2m) and Baloto Revancha of 84 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD 20.74m).
In the case of territorial games (lotteries, chance and Raspa y Listo), the figures represent the excellent moment of these modalities in the regions. Sales from January to May 2022 reach 1.3 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD 320 thousands), which represents an increase of 26.47 percent additional to that reported in the same period of 2021.
In the month of May 2022, territorial gambling sales achieved 274.704 Thousands of millions of pesos (USD67.8 m), a growth of 28.64 percent, when compared to the same month of 2021.
Of that grand total, lotteries contributed 58,685 million pesos (USD14.49m), chance 179,381 million pesos (USD44.29m) and Raspa y Listo 36,637 million pesos (USD9.04 m).
It is worth mentioning that the incentive with immediate prize collection called Raspa y Listo, continues to position itself in regional markets as one of the most requested and high impact gambling modalities, due to the established prize plans and the immediacy of its payments, exceeding sales projections by 168 percent. Territorial games for the month of May transferred 44,791 million pesos (USD11.05m) to the health of Colombian regions.
"Gambling industry is consolidated as a fundamental reference in the strengthening of the national economy. The figures we are delivering are synonymous of the entrepreneurship, innovation and good practices that the sector has assumed to consolidate itself day after day. The businessmen, operators, guilds and each one of the actors that make up the industry are committed to make the gambling sector a referent of progress and social welfare for the Colombians. I invite the citizens to join us in this purpose by playing in a safe and responsible way in legal establishments authorized by the entity, so together we will be contributing to the health system of the Colombian regions", indicated the president of Coljuegos, Cesar Valencia Galiano.
