More than 13 million bets that amounted to $ usd 60 Millions were made by Colombians during the Russia 2018 World Cup

The President of Coljuegos, Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, informed that the optimism of the Colombians was reflected in the more than 1 million 127 thousand bets that were made for the victory of the Colombian National Team in the four matches against Japan, Poland, Senegal and England.

Bogota, August 22, 2018. The president of Coljuegos, Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, stressed that the World Cup consolidated games operated by the Internet as an entertainment activity and technological reference that allowed to increase the resources collected for rights. of exploitation that are transferred to the health of Colombians.

According to the president of the regulator of the games of luck and chance in Colombia, during the World Cup, between June 14 and July 15, through the 12 portals authorized to operate games of chance through the Internet, made 13,386,781 bets that amounted to $ 185,899,054,531, which offered prizes for $ 158,014,196,351.

"During the first half of 2018 $ 14,869,546,557 have been collected for online game exploitation rights. Coljuegos transfers these resources every six months to the health of the country and upon completing the first year of operation, a transfer for $ 13,032,442,123 corresponding to the same period was made (ADRES $ 9,090,128,329, giro directo 3,030,042,866, Colciencias $ 912,270,928). This means a variation of 99.6%, with respect to the $ 6,528,900,076 that were transferred corresponding to the second half of 2017, "Pérez highlighted.

This type of game has one of the highest rates of return to players, which in the case of Colombia must be at least 83% of sales, and this was evidenced by the increase in the prizes awarded during the World Cup. During 2018, month by month, the average of prizes came to $ 101,222,695,027 per month, in the sporting event they increased by 56.1%.

"The two biggest prizes awarded were $ 36,930,300 in bets placed in the England Vs. Belgium and Panama v. Tunisia matches. In the case of the Colombian national team against Senegal, one player won $ 31,814,928, becoming the highest prize awarded for a meeting of the national eleventh, "said the official.

"The highest prizes were in the hands of those who made combined bets to different results and took advantage of the highest odds, that is, the index that the operator pays for each peso that the player has wagered. In the Japan vs Poland match, a person who placed a bet of $ 1,499 won $ 9,484,912, the highest prize being a low bet. Another player, in the World Cup final - France vs. Croatia, made a bet of $ 100,000 and won $ 11,500,000, "he added.

Likewise, the owner of Coljuegos highlighted that the average bet that online game players in the country were making, increased by 116% with the football world cup.

"The average value of the bet that players were making from January to May, was $ 6,400 and during the World Cup we can report that a $ 13,900 bet was made on average," he explained.

Similarly, Pérez Hidalgo stressed that Colombians increasingly recognize the 12 legal portals (wplay.co, betplay.com.co, colbet.co, zamba.co, codere.com.co, mijugada.co, masgol.co, luckia.co, sportium.com.co, rushbet.co, aquijuego.co and apuestalo.co), which guarantee players the payment of prizes and the proper and safe handling of their personal and financial information.

"Currently 977 thousand are the players who have registered on any of the authorized pages. From January to June, an average of 129,530 users per month had registered, during the global this registry increased by 51% with 329,366 users. Today, Colombians see these games as an entertainment option, because they are betting on the national sport and through these pages they can count on responsible gaming mechanisms, such as gambling frequency counters and amounts wagered; temporary limits (daily, weekly, monthly) or deposit; self-exclusion; and information through information campaigns, "he said.

Soccer matches of Colombian national team

In the matches of the Colombian National Team against Japan, Poland, Senegal and England, the 12 authorized portals received 1,141,293 bets worth $ 11,649,546,174.

The optimism of the Colombians, was reflected in the more than 1 million 127 thousand bets that were made for the victory of the national eleventh, compared with the 113,580 bets that tied and 365,729 that lost.

The game that received the most bets, prior to the start of the match (Pre - Match), was the Colombia Vs. England, in which 600,294 bets were made for a total of $ 5,526,255,301.

"The optimism for the victory of the Colombian team during the World Cup was evident, but it is evident that during the sporting event the bets for the loss of the national team also increased," assured Pérez Hidalgo.

Finally, the President of Coljuegos, Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, highlighted that the World Cup allowed to strengthen the industry that has generated the country since the creation of the entity (2012-2017) $ 2.59 billion.

"All the operators agreed that during the event the number of registered users increased, at the same time that there was an increase in deposits and bets. They also stressed that although it is an event that generates a high risk for the bookmakers, in this case, having been such a competitive event, where the favorites were eliminated, and the final came a team that did not enjoy favorability, allowed the growth of the sector and provide important prizes, "he added.

He added: "The Campaign #LaSuerteDeSerColombiano that led Coljuegos, allowed to convey a message to all players of the importance of playing legally and increased the engagement and interaction of the pages with their audiences."

Top 10 matches with the highest prizes

ENGLAND vs BELGIUM $ 36,930,300

PANAMA vs TUNISIA $ 36,930,300

URUGUAY vs PORTUGAL $ 34,912,500

FRANCE vs ARGENTINA $ 34,912,500

SENEGAL vs COLOMBIA $ 31,814,928

INGLATERRA vs PANAMÁ $ 28,750,000

POLAND vs COLOMBIA $ 28,750,000

URUGUAY vs RUSSIA $ 21,826,800

IRAN vs PORTUGAL $ 21,826,800

SPAIN vs MOROCCO $ 21,826,800

Top 3 of the matches with the highest bets (prior to the start of the sporting match - Pre - Match)