{"id":12625,"date":"2025-07-07T13:36:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=12625"},"modified":"2025-07-07T13:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:36:35","slug":"coljuegos-under-scrutiny-prosecutors-office-targets-lotteries-after-medellin-scandal","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/coljuegos-under-scrutiny-prosecutors-office-targets-lotteries-after-medellin-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Coljuegos Under Scrutiny: Prosecutor\u2019s Office Targets Lotteries After Medell\u00edn Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colombia\u2019s Office of the Inspector General has launched a <strong>preventive action<\/strong> regarding <strong>lottery and gambling draws<\/strong> nationwide, following a recent scandal involving the Medell\u00edn Lottery, where the wife of a former deputy manager won a billion-peso prize. The case triggered alarms over potential <strong>corruption and internal manipulation<\/strong>, prompting the agency to intensify oversight of the national gaming system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to official sources, the <strong>Second Delegate for Oversight of Public Function<\/strong> ordered <strong>Coljuegos<\/strong> and departmental lotteries to provide detailed information on their <strong>auditing, monitoring, and control mechanisms<\/strong> before, during, and after each draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is to prevent fraud, ensure transparency, and strengthen public trust in the system. Experts warn that vulnerabilities in elements such as drawing balls, databases, and internal procedures could open the door to irregularities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This institutional review also follows the creation of a <strong>special oversight team<\/strong> to accompany the criminal investigation into the Medell\u00edn case, with a judicial prosecutor assigned to supervise the legal proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scandal gained national attention and prompted additional control measures by <strong>Coljuegos<\/strong>, the <strong>Superintendency of Health<\/strong>, and the <strong>Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/coljuegos-under-scrutiny-prosecutors-office-targets-lotteries-after-medellin-scandal2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/coljuegos-under-scrutiny-prosecutors-office-targets-lotteries-after-medellin-scandal2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/coljuegos-under-scrutiny-prosecutors-office-targets-lotteries-after-medellin-scandal2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/coljuegos-under-scrutiny-prosecutors-office-targets-lotteries-after-medellin-scandal2-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy has sparked a public debate about the <strong>legality of lottery draws<\/strong>, operational protocols, and the ethics of the officials involved. In this context, <strong>Coljuegos<\/strong> is also under pressure following President <strong>Petro\u2019s visit to Medell\u00edn<\/strong> and the start of an audit that has triggered national controversy. Mundo Video recently reported on the matter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/controversial-medellin-jackpot-triggers-national-audit-as-public-trust-wavers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cColjuegos\u2019 persecution of Medell\u00edn after Petro\u2019s visit: Lottery audit sparks national controversy\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia\u2019s Office of the Inspector General has launched a preventive action regarding lottery and gambling draws nationwide, following a recent scandal involving the Medell\u00edn Lottery, where the wife of a former deputy manager won a billion-peso prize. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12628,"menu_order":110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3,9,114,31],"class_list":["post-12625","gambling","type-gambling","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-coljuegos","tag-colombia","tag-colombian-lotteries","tag-lotteries","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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