Colombia's National Council of Games of Chance (Coljuegos) and the National Health Superintendence have announced strict measures to intensify the protection of the population from the harms of excessive gambling.

The main objective of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to "strengthen surveillance of territorial gaming operations". In addition, this initiative will allow for better collaboration in the exchange of information and technical knowledge, offering tools for the supervision and control of lotteries, as well as stricter oversight for suppliers of Raspa&Listo (It is an autonomous modality of game of chance, called incentive with immediate prize collection, through the effect of scratching or withdrawal of the film contained in the ticket, allows you to validate if you are the beneficiary of one of the prizes offered by the operator) games.

Luis Carlos Leal, Superintendent of Health, commented: "After several days of work, today we signed an agreement to fight corruption. "We're going to improve collection to protect the fundamental resource for Colombians' health. Therefore, it is important to articulate efforts in the National Government to advance the protection of health in the country," he said. Coljuegos thus contributed a total of COP 147.04 billion (£ 28 million) to the public health sector. This amount was collected from lotteries and Raspa&Listo games in the first quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 8% compared to the same period last year.

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Quelle: Chevron Consultants