{"id":4257,"date":"2023-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/opinion\/beware-of-the-extortions-that-knock-on-the-door-of-the-gaming-industry-in-colombia\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T00:00:00","slug":"beware-of-the-extortions-that-knock-on-the-door-of-the-gaming-industry-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"opinion","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/opinion\/beware-of-the-extortions-that-knock-on-the-door-of-the-gaming-industry-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of the extortions that knock on the door of the gaming industry in Colombia."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">It seems that with the arrival of people from Venezuela there has also been an increase in extortion, especially on the Atlantic coast, Antioquia and Valle del Cauca;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">And I say it seems because this is an old-fashioned crime that has existed for decades and our industry has never been immune to this scourge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The operators of Barranquilla, Cartagena and Valledupar are the ones who are suffering the most intensity from the attacks of these criminals who unscrupulously demand everything from motorcycles to apartments in exchange for not attacking them or their businesses.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">A study published by the security agency for crime prevention, showed an alarming 48% of businesses that are extorted in strata 1,2,3 and of these, 58% of the Games of Luck and chance that operate there are victims.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">of some type of crime, be it robbery or extortion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The fame that casinos have for being a source of instant wealth is a magnet for these deplorable acts that are already beginning to affect Coljuegos&#39; income from Games located in these main cities, just to name a few.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The number of businesses that begin to close is a reflection of the real situation;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">whether they are legal or illegal they have no distinction and everyone has to pay for vaccine if they want to work late, they have to pay for vaccine if they want to open before noon, they have to pay for vaccine to two and three criminal gangs at the same time, of course, when<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">it is not the police on duty that goes through the contribution for the quadrant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\">Operators from Cartagena cannot go to their businesses, they have not been able to visit them for months;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\">In Barranquilla, the situation is no different. Many businesses in the south of the city are closing.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\">Antioquia already shows symptoms of the disease and Bogot&aacute; as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">It is enough to go through a block at noon and with that you can have a precise idea of what happens, if the business is closed: they are extorting you;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">And all this is happening in front of everyone&#39;s eyes, including Coljuegos, which should act in coordination with local authorities to protect the casinos and gaming halls where the resources managed by the entity come from.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The best way to help is to avoid the first extortion and after you pay the first one, the others will come in addition, and so on until you are bled;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">My recommendation is that you do not answer unknown numbers, if you have WhatsApp groups or similar, share the numbers of possible extortionists and block them, it sounds xenophobic but do not hire foreign personnel under the silly pretext that it is cheaper because many times they are the entrance of transnational criminals<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">, do not leave the maintenance of your equipment to anyone who calls themselves &quot;technical&quot; verify your business references, take care of the information regarding the income of your businesses, install cameras that really serve and record;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">oh and use them please!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">I don&#39;t remember having done it and I take advantage of this space to ask Coljuegos and its new president for protection for the gambling industry;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> Coljuegos President<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> is not new to the business and knows how certain sectors work since he was in charge of the Bogot&aacute; lottery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">High alert, extortion is knocking on the door and if we let it in it will kill us.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Works are love there is much to do <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Coljuegos President<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operators from Cartagena cannot go to their businesses, they have not been able to visit them for months; In Barranquilla, the situation is no different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3206,"menu_order":123,"comment_status":"open","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":[1370,1372,1371],"class_list":{"0":"post-4257","1":"opinion","2":"type-opinion","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-operators-from-cartagena-cannot-go-to-their-businesses","8":"tag-the-situation-is-no-different","9":"tag-they-have-not-been-able-to-visit-them-for-months-in-barranquilla","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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