{"id":15196,"date":"2026-02-13T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=15196"},"modified":"2026-02-13T01:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:05:55","slug":"why-colombias-shift-from-vat-on-deposits-to-ggr-matters-for-igaming-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/why-colombias-shift-from-vat-on-deposits-to-ggr-matters-for-igaming-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Why colombia\u2019s shift from vat on deposits to GGR matters for igaming sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colombia\u2019s regulated online gambling market is still digesting a major tax pivot: moving the 19% VAT base from <strong>player deposits<\/strong> to <strong>gross gaming revenue (GGR)<\/strong>. In an interview <strong>Evert Montero C\u00e1rdenas<\/strong>, president of industry body <strong>Fecoljuegos<\/strong>, called the change <em>\u201ca major step forward\u201d <\/em>\u2014 but stressed it should be seen as a <strong>starting point<\/strong>, not the finish line, for a sustainable operating framework.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montero argued the real challenge is not <em>\u201cwhether to pay taxes,\u201d<\/em> but whether taxes are <strong>designed to match the economics of the business<\/strong>. He said the deposit-based model was especially harmful, while the GGR-based approach opens room for \u201cintelligent growth\u201d without self-destruction \u2014 a clearer, more predictable, <strong>investment-safe<\/strong> baseline for licensed operators.<\/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\">Additional reporting shows why the change mattered. Other informs noted the shift was confirmed through an <strong>emergency decree<\/strong> and kept the <strong>19% rate<\/strong> while changing the base to GGR, with Fecoljuegos warning the prior model <em>\u201cdid not reflect the sector\u2019s economic reality.\u201d<\/em> ;News added that Colombia\u2019s recalibrated structure implies an average <strong>tax demand of ~34% of GGR<\/strong>, combining <strong>15% gaming rights<\/strong> plus <strong>19% VAT<\/strong>, after industry pressure over a framework that could push the burden above sustainable levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The political and legal backdrop remains fluid. The deposit-based VAT was introduced as an emergency measure in <strong>February 2025<\/strong> and later reworked, but court scrutiny over emergency powers has increased uncertainty about the long-term shape of the regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia shifts VAT base to GGR: why operators see a sustainability reset<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15198,"menu_order":0,"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":[3,9,102,105,1218],"class_list":["post-15196","gambling","type-gambling","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-coljuegos","tag-colombia","tag-online-betting","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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