After the deadline for submitting proposals for the five-year concession selection process for the operation of the online game called Baloto was closed, Coljuegos announced that there are already two companies interested.
According to the entity, two companies submitted to the abbreviated process as SAMC-001-2022: Promise of the Future Company Operator Nacional de Juegos S.A.S and Sociedad IGT GAMES S.A.S., the latter being the one currently operating in Baloto, since it began operating in Colombia in 2001.
It should be recalled that, in recent months, online gambling was at risk of being left without an operator, due to the percentage of exploitation rights, which was making the business unaffordable.
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Finally, it will be on May 2 when the entity will announce which of the two companies will take control of the Baloto. According to Coljuegos, the information will be announced through the administrative act of award of the concession contract.
In order to ensure transparency and objectivity during the selection process, Coljuegos called on “the monitoring and control bodies to follow up at all stages.”
It should be remembered that, the two names of the companies that applied to operate the Baloto for the next five years, are released after the contract to obtain the operator was declared void on three occasions.
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In other announcements, Coljuegos reminded Colombians that they only have 17 companies authorized throughout Colombia to operate online gambling in the country. In addition, the entity provided some key points to identify whether such a page is legal.
According to the entity, the 17 companies that are authorized for online betting in Colombia, are:
- Aquila Global Group. Website: Wplay.co.
- Business Corridor. Website: Betplay.com.co.
- Colbet. Website: Betsson.co.
- The Total Gaming. Website: Zamba.co.
- Codere Betting. Website: Codere.com.co.
- Luckia Colombia. Website: Luckia.co.
- Sportium. Website: Sportium.com.co.
- Rush Street. Website: Rushbet.co.
- HBG. Website: Aquijuego.co.
- Alphabet. Website: Williamhill.co.
- Teclino. Website: Rivalo.co.
- Meridian: Mozzartbet.com.co.
- Distrired. Website: Megapuesta.co.
- Games and Betting. Website: yajuego.co.
- Vinnare Group. Website: Fullreto.co.
- Bwin Latam S.A.S. Página web: Bwin.co.
- Betfair Colombia S.A.S. Página web: Betfair.com.co.
Coljuegos also delivered a series of recommendations for online bettors to avoid falling into scams. The main one, according to the entity, is that, in the event that you play in a public place other than your home, you must be the one who enters your betting account yourself.
“Operators make it easy to access the game and deposit money, but another person will never be able to receive money or bet on you. If you see or detect practices of these characteristics, report it,” Coljuegos said.
The company regulating gambling and gambling in Colombia also recommended that, when you enter an online gaming site, verify that you have the telephone number and physical address of the company that operates the site; that it provide information regarding the game and, in particular, that it shows “the number and date of the contract” which authorizes it to operate games over the internet”.
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