Head of The Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos), Juan B. Pérez, highlighted the importance of the Valle de Cauca as income generated by the sector makes up 10 % of the income generated by the industry for the health sector but was one of the departments with the highest level of illegality.
"We have detected about 6,500 complaints regarding illegal gaming. We are losing about $350,000m pesos and Valle del Cauca, within the overall income of the sector, represents 10 percent of that, so we consider that this department is very important for starting this fight,” he said.
Governor of the Department of Valle del Cauca, Dilian Francisca Toro, who also chairs the National Federation of Departments, said that it was vital that other departmental leaders work together to put a stop to illegal gaming.
The implementation of the pact will be followed by closer coordination with the police, the prosecutor’s office as well as the municipal and departmental governments. Ten more pacts will be signed nationwide. During the event, the gaming board also signed a protocol whereby it formally blocked 325 online gaming sites from offering their services in Colombia.
