These two terms: the concepts of location and land uses are often confused so it is worth to see the difference before going on to see what the famous "mayor's previous favorable concept for localized luck and chance games" is about:
The municipal and district Territorial Ordering (OT) is based on Article 311 of the Political Constitution, which establishes the power and duty of municipalities to order development within their respective territory. This constitutional rule was initially developed by the so-called Organic Law of the Development Plan or Law 152 of 1994, specifically Article 41, which states that municipalities must have planning plans in addition to their development plans. Subsequently Law 388 of 1997 further develops these norms granting tools to the entities to apply said OT through the so-called Territorial Planning Plans also known as POT.
The last mentioned Law defines Municipal Territorial Ordering as that "... comprises a set of concerted political-administrative and physical planning actions, in exercise of the public function that corresponds to them ..." so that it can have efficient instruments To regulate its territory and regulate its use, transformation and occupation of the public space, taking into account socio-economic strategies and in harmony with the environment and other historical and cultural elements, mentioning also factors of urban planning but also of use and destination.
It is from these faculties that the municipalities issue the denominated concepts of location and the Urban Curadurías, today, the denominated uses of the ground although these 2 concepts usually refer to the same thing, nevertheless in the first case the Mayoralty issues an administrative act ( Because finally what it does is to make a decision to accept or not a commercial activity in a certain real estate) and in the second one the Curator what it emits is a technical concept on whether said activity is allowed there according to the destination and use that has been Approved at the time of issuing the urban or construction license.
Both land use concepts and building permits determine the land use of the required property, but in the case of licenses it refers to permission to build in order to give a particular use to the property that is intended to be built , Granting rights acquired to its owner on said property for a specific destination, which as a rule cannot be changed in the future; On the other hand, the concept of land use not only grants no right to its applicant or the owner of the property, but also cannot modify rights that have been granted through a license
"Viewed in this way, a concept of land use is an act that has no effect, which is merely informative and non-binding use of the current regulations for a particular property, without taking into account previously authorized uses"
On the other hand, we have the so-called Prior Favorable Concepts of the mayors referred to in Law 643 of 2001, which clearly along the legal tradition of these 16 years that have elapsed since the appearance of the Law, have been confused with The concepts of location usually issued by Local Administrations either through their Departments or Secretariats of Planning or other dependencies, or even directly by the Municipal Mayors.
However, from the controversy that has unleashed COLJUEGOS E.I.C.E. Throughout the country, confusing these terms and giving them scope that is not even in the current rules, considering that whenever a new contract is signed or an extension of the concession contract is requested for the exploitation of localized games, It must be consulted whether the Mayor grants a permit for such an operation, that is to say, as if the favorable concept was granted for the execution of a particular contract, as if it were not enough that for a single time, based on the POT or Rules of territorial organization that were in force at the time of initial establishment of the activity, it is verified that it is in accordance with the destination of the property and the vocation of the area where it has been established.
In this way, acquired rights are ignored in cases where licenses have been issued with specific destination, the principle of legitimate expectations and established uses are ignored that appeal to the respect of the concept of consolidated situations commonly seen in urban uses, and Of course, that many other principles such as pre-existence, good faith and legality are violated to the detriment of the interests of traders who in good faith calculate investments at a time that is usually higher than the term established in Law 643 of 2001 3 or 5 years, and which of course ends up being insufficient to recover even this investment, allowing many administrations on the move making use of political arguments or corruption, deny the renewal of these concepts that even without being necessary in accordance with Current and relevant standards, understand that it is a requirement that COLJUEGOS has stable Which cannot be ignored.
Proof of the foregoing can be consulted the repealed articles 101 and 103 of Law 788 of 2002, which were subsequently repealed by Judgment C-1114 of 2003, with a presentation by Judge Jaime Córdoba Triviño, since these articles provided clarification that said Concepts are exactly those that are issued from the rules of territorial order of each Mayor, which clearly states that the intention of the legislator is none other than to ensure that these rules of territorial order are respected at the time of establishment of the Activity, but not that of granting dictatorial or monarchical powers to the Mayors so that they are varying their concepts to the detriment of the merchants of a particular sector.
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Unfortunate, if not infamous, was the intervention of Marco Emilio, president of Coljuegos, during the inauguration of the event, and the opening of the two assemblies of the associations, at the last GATexpo in Cartagena.
Considering that he is a person alien to the industry and especially to those located, he should demonstrate less servility towards permanent bets and respect, as in the army, the seniority of all of us. Many, if not all, of us feel offended by the derogatory comments and ignorance of the enormous effort of people like Elizabeth Maya and Evert Montero who have prioritized the implementation and good practices regarding money laundering. assets.
In the best style of the old policy - which is understandable - it has turned Coljuegos into another state institution where the “aja” is already a reference to accelerate the permits that have been held up for months, most likely to soften the (the) sorry businessman who will end up leaving the envelope under the trash can there and come pick it up on Monday...
When asked about Coljuegos, he only limits himself to reading the speech that has been passed to him from the office of his advisors and that is where the verbiage about lotteries, chances and bets comes to the surface of his lips and there is nothing else on the page From Coljuegos there are only approvals for draws, perks, new regulations, facilities, opening of markets for permanent bets and for a permit from an operator, there is no time... of course sorry, as he said at the Fair: the illegals and thugs from the locals and casinos who have earned that reputation through their own fault should go to the prosecutor's office to report because I don't know anything.
It's embarrassing when he starts talking about technology and the trip to Las Vegas - sponsored of course - and that on an important news network he said that by seeing the machines he knew how they paid, oh no! So, he dedicates himself to gambling and makes more money... or he writes a book and becomes a millionaire, and at the same time destroys all the casinos in the world because he is going to reveal the secret.
Since his arrival, Coljuegos has gone from more to less and it is not necessary to be a fortune teller to know that he came to the entity to do what he had to do regardless of the cost, in the end he is not the one who pays, it is us and they pay him for that.
What else to expect from the very corrupt, very old school.
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A gavel, a gong, a bell; the three symbols of a fresh day of trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Although the tool itself has changed over the years, the act of the ‘opening bell’ has been solidified across public trading houses - even though Nasdaq doesn’t have a physical trading floor, the house still has an opening bell ceremony each day. That’s how strong it is.
However, more companies, with some high-profile examples within gaming, are pulling away from this iconic morning routine and instead favoring the quiet life of private equity.
But why are companies going private?
There are a few reasons why some big gambling companies are going private.
First of all, when a company goes public, there is a far greater level of administration and bureaucracy. A private company therefore has more control over its business, without having to please multiple shareholders.
Once a company goes private, the business is in the hands of a few select people; either the private equity firm or the family controlling the company. This makes it infinitely easier to make decisions and act on them.
There’s also less volatility from being on the publicly traded stock market, too. The stock market has quite infamous ups and downs, but unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past five years, you’ve probably noticed some global events that affected the economy quite severely.
If anything, this proves that there’s no set path to success for companies; going public is no longer a symbol of ‘making it’ but should instead be analysed as a viable strategy, rather than the only strategy
One of the biggest positives of being publicly traded, however, is access to capital. It used to be one of the only ways companies could get funding for projects, which is why going public was historically seen as the end goal for many businesses in the past.
But this isn’t the case anymore. Even as far back as 2018, IPOs brought in $50.3bn in the tech sector, while private equity firms invested $130.9bn.
Some companies never went public in the first place.
Once a company goes private, the business is in the hands of a few select people; either the private equity firm or the family controlling the company. This makes it infinitely easier to make decisions and act on them. The biggest example in gambling is bet365, which has been private since it launched in 2000, owned and operated by the Coates family. On the supplier side, Interblock is a huge firm one would assume is NYSE-listed but has remained private, in 2022 being acquired by (you guessed it, private equity) funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management.
So perhaps we’ll see a new era of company ownership going forward, where gaming companies won’t be afraid to rely on private equity, rather than face the public eye on the stock market. Is it time for more casino and sports betting companies to take a gamble on their products and boot out the shareholders and their opinions for good?
A report conducted by YieldSec and commissioned by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) suggests the illegal sports betting and online casino markets are far outpacing the legal betting market.
The report says 103 legal operators (both online casino and sports betting apps) target U.S. customers, while there are 860 illegal operators targeting U.S. customers. The report says those illegal operators generated $40.9 billion in gross gaming revenue in 2023 compared to $16.9 billion for legal operators.
The report even estimates the amount wagered on the 2024 Super Bowl via illegal operators was $500 million more than the amount wagered through illegal operators in 2023.
“The black market is alive and well in America. Legalizing iGambling was never going to adequately weaken the illegals,” CFG founder Derek Webb said in a press release. “But the presence of the black market has served as a useful foil — the legal gambling sector’s main rationalization for expansion.”
“Substitution from illegals to legals is simply not happening at the pace it should – illegals are used as brands of choice and convenience, with some substitution to legals for offers and account opening incentives, when available, as with the Super Bowl,” the report concludes.
In this week of reflection, we bring you again some capsules, which regardless of your creed, have small messages that we hope you will take advantage of to improve your life and your relationship with your environment and your peers; Let's take these days to put our ideas in order and move forward in this enormous challenge of being better people and being happy.
Be aware that the arrogant ego loves to change others, control them, manipulate, and submit.
That ego is the self without love and without God, proud, denied humility and, therefore, prisoner. It is impossible to love without humility because the proud do not understand, do not listen, do not dialogue, and offend.
He does not forgive or ask for forgiveness, he dominates, subdues, despises and believes he is right.
A wise man said: “All evils spring from pride, which is lack of love, and good things come with humility.”
Ego it means “I” in Latin and there are three kinds of egos:
1. Loving ego, listen to it and follow it.
2. Proud ego, give it many doses of humility, but it is not bad. Nothing is.
3. Defective ego, it focuses only on the negative and you must give it self-love and security.
Author: Gonzalo Gallo He is a Colombian writer and former priest. He was born in Medellín, Antioquia. Gallo belonged to the Discalced Carmelites community. Gallo spent 22 of his 24 years of priesthood in the city of Cali, where he became popular among other things for his massive masses in the city's Eucharistic Temple1, in addition to his style, humor and social works. “I cultivate several hobbies because I see that the more lights you turn on in your life, the less shadows bring down your spirits. I feel that in my spirituality I feel like a lover and admirer of Jesus and Buddha, without being in a religion.”
Pop singer Bruno Mars has been in the spotlight recently for reportedly racking up $50 million in gambling debts at the casino he’s been performing at — though MGM Resorts said in a statement to MarketWatch on Thursday that this speculation is “completely false,” and that Mars “has no debt with MGM.”
One Grammy-winning artist aside, gambling poses serious financial challenges to millions of Americans, both at in-person casinos and online.
About 2.5 million adults in the U.S. are estimated to have a severe gambling problem, while another 5 million to 8 million have mild or moderate gambling problems, according to the nonprofit National Council on Problem Gambling. It impacts regular consumers and celebrities alike, with golf star Phil Mickelson recently opening up about his gambling addiction on Instagram. Mars has said he played cards to make money before his music career
Sports gambling has grown significantly in recent years amid a wave of legalization across the country that has made it easier for people to place bets on their phones. Americans legally wagered $119.84 billion on sports in 2023, up 27.8% from the previous year, according to the American Gaming Association. Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in 2018, it’s been up to individual states to legalize sports betting, and it’s now legal in 38 states plus Washington, D.C.
Some people who can’t control their gambling problem have gambling disorder, a diagnosable condition that’s associated with a higher rate of suicide.
Gambling’s financial impact can be severe: The average debt generated by men with a gambling problem ranges from $55,000 to $90,000, while for women it’s $15,000, according to Debt.org, an informational website about debt maintained by the nonprofit InCharge Education Foundation. Many withdraw cash advances on their personal lines of credit and rack up expenses on their credit cards to gamble.
Some people also borrow money, called a casino marker, from casinos by filling out an application on-site; legally, this is handled differently from a short-term loan.
According to online materials from Las Vegas attorney Joel Mann, “Under Nevada law, casino markers are not considered a loan. Rather, they are like a check that you have written to the casino. If you do not have the money in the bank to cover a marker when it comes due, you can face serious criminal charges.”
Some people who can’t control their gambling problem have gambling disorder, a diagnosable condition that’s associated with a higher rate of suicide.
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