Is the time of the World Cup, and in Colombia, there are endless bets of home bets on this event, offices, universities, groups of friends. There are also sophisticated bets with all the games that can represent an interesting sum of money and of course personal satisfaction for the winner.

Bets accompany the sport since its inception, in the United States there are impressive industries in Las Vegas and now thanks to the internet every day at all hours there is a game to bet on. The Internet and smartphones are the main tools of this growing industry.

The bets in England are part of their culture, I can still share with the betting houses that invite to play for being the successor of Juan Pablo Segundo or the color of the dress of the queen. Isabel is a gala. There are betting houses with more than a century of existence. In the rest of the world, the situation is different, and the authorities are more cautious.

Just 10 years ago in football appeared the big sportsbooks that thanks to technological advances could offer their games in places where they are prohibited, or it is very difficult to enter. These companies, generally based in tax havens like Malta or Gibraltar, sponsored the biggest European football teams, I remember Real Madrid and AC Milan, to become global brands.

In Colombia we have been two years or so and you can see in the shirts, stadium fences and advertising in mass media this industry.

In the United States, a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Justice annulled the ban on sports betting. At this time the bets have been classified as the purchase of the 1919 World Series or the expulsion of the life of one of the greatest players in history, Pete Rose for betting while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Boxing is armed with scandals between the mafia and athletes managed simply to manipulate results.

With the ruling of the Supreme Court open several questions, the first is the amount of money that can be entered into the sport, is bet by names, players and teams; Will others receive money?

The bets involve income via taxes that the states receive gratefully, a new business is created around the sport that already worked thanks to the new technologies and brings positive and negative elements and of great care.

The rigging of matches or simply the manipulation of these, bets like who makes the first throw-in or who receives the first yellow card make the matches are altered. There are already commissions in Fifa and tennis to analyze and control the rigging of the games.

It is time to look, search and find the best solutions for the coexistence between betting and sports. Is it necessary for betting houses to sponsor teams? Is a betting window being scheduled inside the stadiums?

Legal developments are expected in the USA. that will surely be analyzed in Europe and Colombia. The issue is delicate and requires intelligent solutions that do not damage this show.