On April 5 and 6, the twentieth edition of FADJA, the American Gambling Fair, took place at the Corferias convention center, in Bogota, capital city of Colombia. There they showed the latest news and trends in machines, sports betting, equipment for bingos and new accessories for the gambling industry that seek to provide this sector with the necessary tools to develop its full potential.
This event not only gathered national companies, allowing commercial exchanges and relationships that benefit the different economies, the celebration of the 20 years of this fair coincided with a moment that can be described as 'historic', thanks to the latest regulations of novel games and sports betting on the internet with which Coljuegos has been surprising a sector that brought a smooth growth rate.
"The rate of growth of authorizations could accelerate in 2018 to reach probably 20 companies operating legally in online sports betting’s in the country, if the National Government continues with the policy developed so far by Coljuegos, whose taxes are aimed at increasing resources for the health system of Colombians, "predicts José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO of 3A Producciones, the organizer of the Fair.
These exhibitors managed to lure the attention of the nearly 6,000 attendees, through public figures, and “sports idols” of Colombian sports, such as the youth Olympic team and some others between professional soccer players and ex-players, bringing with them a show that had never happened before.
The sports show on the stand of the company Win rolled live the national renowned program "rafagol".
On the other hand, among the objectives of the event was to provide a space for rapprochement between supply and demand, promote investments and alliances and boost the growth and positioning of this industry within all the margins and criteria of legality and political security offered by the country.
The last generation slot machines were a strong pillar among the negotiations that took place at the fair despite the diminished number of stands with this type of elements. Of these who stole the show was the great lucky88 I game series 3. READ SO: MULTIGAME: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ONE IN THE COLOMBIAN MARKET NOW IT COMES STAND-ALONE
The mythical Asian game was the center of admiration, in the video world stand where the comments of the operators appreciated the game and its excellent features, such as the Stand-Alone and its 4 progressives. In this same Stand visitors were fascinated with virtual reality, which allowed them to walk through the halls of a casino, where they found the different launches of the brand as the aforementioned, Multigame, Multipokerseries and more.
In addition to all this, it should be noted that many of the attendees had a high interest in the roulette game, which consequently presented interesting alternatives with enough technology and digital options.
There was a big surprise at the fair, having for the first time in the history of FADJA, a stand aimed at bitcoins.
We spoke with Daniel Rojas, bitcoin advisor and cryptocurrency who told us that his company seeks to connect people with companies to create transactions with cryptocurrency mitigating the risk, by giving a kind of transaction tax so that the company affiliated with them does not have to stay with the cryptocurrency suffering the risk of its volatility.
Among the commentaries of the visitors' corridor about the fair, it was listened to the pleasure with respect to the new format that FADJA brought where they appreciated greater order and more pleasant infrastructures.
Finally, those attending the fair were able to enjoy the traditional reign of Miss Entertainment and a show that had never been done at the fair but that monopolized most of the guests, two fights of the international tournament of the Latin Fighter.
In our Youtube channel you can watch the transmission of FADJA 2018 (in Spanish) in partnership with Yogonet, to whom "We thank for being part of this great team achieving a magnificent transmission" Juane. Ossa, director of the transmission of FADJA 2018.
Here the best images of the fair
