{"id":14927,"date":"2026-01-26T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=14927"},"modified":"2026-01-26T07:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:47:07","slug":"coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Coljuegos reports a 9.3% rise in health funding and boosts international support against illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bingo halls and casinos in Colombia increased transfers to the country\u2019s subsidised health system by <strong>9.3%<\/strong> in <strong>2025<\/strong>, with an estimated <strong>COP 378.268 billion<\/strong> allocated through statutory gaming monopoly proceeds. According to Coljuegos, this segment accounted for <strong>39%<\/strong> of the industry\u2019s total contributions, reaffirming land-based \u201clocalised gaming\u201d as the largest contributor within its category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also highlights the scale of Colombia\u2019s regulated market: roughly <strong>109,000 authorised electronic gaming machines (EGMs)<\/strong> are operating across more than <strong>3,700 venues<\/strong> nationwide. That footprint helps explain why improvements in monitoring and enforcement tend to translate into stronger public revenue flows and higher player confidence.<\/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>Coljuegos attributes the increase mainly to its enforcement strategy and tighter market regulation. In <strong>2025<\/strong> alone, the regulator reported the seizure of <strong>3,047 items<\/strong> linked to illegal gambling during <strong>95 enforcement actions<\/strong> carried out across <strong>15 departments<\/strong>, as part of a broader effort to reduce unlicensed operations and associated fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling2-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling2-768x716.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same \u201cclosing the net\u201d approach, the Colombian authority has been strengthening international cooperation. During <strong>ICE Gaming Global in Barcelona<\/strong>, Coljuegos signed an agreement with the <strong>Spanish National Police<\/strong> to address <strong>illegal gambling, fraudulent betting, sports corruption and money laundering<\/strong>, with a specific focus on digital environments. The agreement was signed by <strong>Luis Fernando Pascual Grasa<\/strong>, Chief Commissioner of Spain\u2019s Judicial Police, and includes strategic information sharing, the use of technological tools to track online betting, support for financial investigations, and coordination via <strong>Interpol<\/strong> and <strong>Europol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling3.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/coljuegos-reports-a-9-3-rise-in-health-funding-and-boosts-international-support-against-illegal-gambling3-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership also includes staff training and joint awareness actions on betting integrity. It will run for <strong>four years<\/strong>, renewable <strong>once<\/strong>. Looking to <strong>2026<\/strong>, Coljuegos expects that initiatives such as <strong>ACDV<\/strong> and sector programmes will help expand the regulated offer and sustain health funding flows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coljuegos strengthens enforcement against illegal gambling as 2025 health transfers rise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14931,"menu_order":10,"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":[1],"tags":[57,3,9,354],"class_list":{"0":"post-14927","1":"gambling","2":"type-gambling","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-casinos","9":"tag-coljuegos","10":"tag-colombia","11":"tag-responsible-gambling","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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