Today I take the time to greet the Games of Luck and Chance industry in this new year, with the affection that I share with all those who are part of it.
For none of us who are an active part of this industry it is a secret that the slowness that has been generated in the approval of permits by the legal department of Coljuegos is collapsing the normal development of localized Games, affecting money flows in all directions. , affecting in turn the relationship of operators with their respective municipalities, of the supplier companies with the operators, of the operators with Coljuegos, of the operators with the DIAN, and thus there are many other angles that could be covered following the flow of the money and relations between the sector.
In the previous paragraph the noun: operator is the constant, which is not due to a coincidence or grammatical adjustment, they are those who are in a complicated and fragile position in the results chain of the tax pyramid and the reason for being of entities like Coljuegos , but those who have lost support, encouragement and attention in the current administration.
I agree that as part of the improvement processes between regulator and industry, methodologies that continue a previously established course are adjusted, which is not the case of the current situation which conflicts with the principles of state efficiency as a precursor to development. whatever the area in which it has influence.
Tradition and respect are the basis of every commercial relationship and this, taxation, cannot be the exception; Acquired rights and contracts that have been honored five years after five years should not be ignored and treated with “worthy distrust” as if an attempted fraud was forged by a partner who has been in a business relationship for 10 or more years from which the state has He has always been a winner and has never lost, this being not the case of the associate.
I was reviewing the figures until January 2024 and like any survey or study, the result depends on the indicators that are tabulated. Coljuegos' income is increasing, but not the number of contracts or the number of MET's in service and transmitting; The increase in collection is easy to explain: the operators are honoring their contracts - even if they are not renewed - so as not to lose the investment - which goes without saying - and they are fulfilling them at a high cost, holding on with closed casinos and staff plus other taxes. and expenses that also need to be explained; BUT at some point, the cessation of payments will affect health care collections, which will only be reflected in the next administration, after the current one is gone.
To close this column, I can think of a phrase that we publish in the space we have on Saturdays in our WhatsApp accounts and that, to our satisfaction, has become a trend on social networks for a few years: “I preferred to leave my mark, and not scar" … think about it
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