VIE 29 DE MARZO DE 2024 - 09:54hs.
HBG Latam

Italian operator enters Colombian online market

Gaming regulator Coljuegos has granted HBG Gaming’s local subsidiary, HBG Latam, permission to operate online gaming in Colombia taking the total number of licences to eleven. The five-year licence gives the company the possibility to offer online sports betting via aquijuego.co. HBG is the first Italian firm to enter the Colombian online market.

The President of Coljuegos, Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, emphasised the fact that Colombia was the first country in the region to regulate online gaming and the country now has eleven licensed operators now that the World Cup is underway.

“The presence of more companies shows us that expectations surrounding the online gambling market in Colombia are great, and with it comes the generation of greater resources for the health of Colombians,” said Hidalgo, adding that he expected that there would be 17 authorised online operators in Colombia by the end of the year.

HBG is the first Italian company to enter the Colombian online market. HBG Gaming provides a wide number of games to Italian consumers including slot machines, video lotteries, bingo, betting and online games – including poker, casino and skill games. It is regulated by Italy’s online gaming and betting regulator, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM).

Hidalgo added that over US$26.2 million has been gambled online on the newly licensed sites, which now have over 614,309 registered customers out of which 577,004 are active players.

Source: GMB