{"id":15373,"date":"2026-03-05T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=15373"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:31:03","slug":"fecoljuegos-warns-policy-driven-regulation-could-undermine-colombias-legal-gaming-market","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/fecoljuegos-warns-policy-driven-regulation-could-undermine-colombias-legal-gaming-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Fecoljuegos warns: policy-driven regulation could undermine Colombia\u2019s legal gaming market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fecoljuegos has escalated its message in Colombia\u2019s regulatory debate, warning that gambling policy is increasingly being shaped by <strong>political pressure<\/strong> rather than <strong>technical analysis<\/strong>\u2014a shift the trade body says could distort diagnostics and lead to miscalibrated decisions that weaken the legal market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"line-height1 has-large-font-size\">\u201cAt the core of its argument is a basic\u2014but frequently misunderstood\u2014metric: <strong>handle is not revenue<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Fecoljuegos president Evert Montero C\u00e1rdenas, roughly <strong>95% of the money wagered is returned to players as prizes<\/strong>, while the remaining margin must fund the entire compliance-heavy structure of a legal operator: technology, licensing, audits, AML controls, cybersecurity, responsible gaming programs, staff, and the statutory transfers that finance public health. When policymakers treat total wagers as \u201coperator income,\u201d the result can be tax and regulatory proposals that overestimate profitability and unintentionally punish formal channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The association links that risk to a broader concern: <strong>regulatory and tax instability<\/strong>. In its view, frequent rule changes, shifting interpretations, and slow administrative cycles raise the cost of compliance, depress long-term investment, and create an opening for illegal platforms that do not pay gaming duties or meet consumer-protection standards.<\/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 timing is sensitive. Colombia\u2019s regulator <strong>Coljuegos<\/strong> is currently running a public consultation\u2014open until <strong>March 6, 2026<\/strong>\u2014on proposed adjustments to the framework for <strong>internet-operated games<\/strong>, reviving the debate over technical precision and competitive balance versus offshore and unlicensed supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc0015817ce765042f624a496d173c4d\">For licensed operators and suppliers, the message is clear: getting the numbers right is not a detail. It is the difference between a ruleset that strengthens channelisation and one that accelerates leakage. A stable, technically grounded framework is what makes legal investment predictable\u2014<strong style=\"color:#0693e3\n;\">a safe investment .<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fecoljuegos has escalated its message in Colombia\u2019s regulatory debate, warning that gambling policy is increasingly being shaped by political pressure rather than technical analysis\u2014a shift the trade body says could distort diagnostics and lead to miscalibrated decisions that weaken the legal market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15375,"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":[3,9,41,102,105,1218],"class_list":{"0":"post-15373","1":"gambling","2":"type-gambling","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-coljuegos","9":"tag-colombia","10":"tag-fecoljuegos","11":"tag-online-betting","12":"tag-sports-betting","13":"tag-tax","14":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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