According to the resolution 20182300115432, Coljuegos received the observations to the resolution project by means of which the terms and conditions in which the METs inventory would be made were established.
This inventory has caused great controversy since its proposal, Actors of the sector with help of gremial unions expressed their concerns about different aspects mainly the freezing of movements for those who had operations in more than one city, aspect in which Coljuegos end up yielding and understanding.
However, upon receiving the comments of slot machine operators in Colombia, the great confusion and discomfort that exists within the guild was evident with this process that advances games.
Multiple operators alleged in the space provided to make their observations and comments on the project, that it would be a strategy of Coljuegos to either prepare and open the doors to a homologation, or even it would be homologation procedures as such, READ HERE: HOMOLOGATION PROJECT FOR SLOTS, BUSINESS FOR GAMBLING MANUFACTURERS?
"It is intended to make people believe that it is only a matter of establishing conditions to carry out inventories, when what they really intend is to include requirements for brands and types of elements that are in themselves a substantial change to the operating conditions, in other words, preparing the homologation ".
Expressing in turn that with this they feel betrayed, deceived and even used indolently by the governing body.
But in order to carry out a homologation project, Coljuegos would first need to comply with studies that determine the viability, the technical, financial, regulatory, commercial and other impacts. Without leaving aside, that this type of initiatives must be fully discussed with the different actors present in the sector, because with a project of this type should be guaranteed the possibility to operators who perform the necessary actions to continue their activities with the lowest possible impact, this due to the high impact it has for the existing machine park in the country, highlighting the Hybrid slots.
Therefore, Coljuegos assures and responds to this great confusion that has attracted the inventory process, that it has as a sole purpose and objective of know the slots park composition that operates in the national territory, and consequently there is no list of exclusion of which machines may or may not operate in the country, thus providing space for the original and hybrid machines in their inventory form.
"The purpose of the inventory project is not for operators to standardize gambling instruments or establish the conditions of the elements that may or may not operate in the country, but to collect primary source information on the composition of the slots fleet operating in Colombia. To improve control and the processes that are being carried out in Coljuegos. "Coljuegos responds.
However, continuous the nonconformity with the actors of the slots, regarding that after this statement they started to question the efficiency of the interconnection of machines, which according to Coljuegos at the time, would serve enough information on the slot machine park in the country.
Next, we attach the document with the different comments and observations made by several producers and their corresponding answers in SPANISH.
