Coljuegos received a 4.93 out of 5 rating for 2024 and 2025 audits, reflecting strengthened management of health-sector gaming revenues
Fiscal performance in regulated gaming is central to Colombia’s public-interest model, where gambling proceeds help fund the country’s health system and legal operators are expected to support transparency, control and formalisation. Coljuegos has reported that the Contraloría General de la República highlighted the efficiency, transparency, sound administration and importance of its management following audit reports for the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years.
According to the fiscal-control body, Coljuegos obtained a score of 4.93 out of 5 for 2024 and 2025, which the regulator said reflects institutional strengthening in its mission to collect resources for the health of Colombians. The recognition comes as the entity reports higher collections and advances in technology-led supervision, illegal-gambling enforcement and administrative improvement.
Marco Emilio Hincapié, President of Coljuegos, said:
“This is the result of our transparent and efficient work. During our administration, we have achieved historic collections for health. We went from COP 753 billion in 2022 to COP 1.06 trillion in 2025.”
Hincapié added that the regulator’s management has not only increased health-sector resources but also helped stimulate Colombia’s games-of-chance sector and strengthen the country’s international position in gaming regulation.
Marco Emilio Hincapié, President of Coljuegos, said:
“Thanks to the adequate management we have carried out, we not only managed to increase the collection of resources for health, but also energised the games of chance sector in our country, and we have become international benchmarks in regulation.”
The audit results also point to progress in accounting and budgetary administration. Following the evaluation by the Contraloría, Coljuegos moved from a qualified accounting opinion in 2024 to an unqualified opinion in 2025, which the entity said confirms the reasonableness of its financial statements and budget management.
Marco Emilio Hincapié said:
“This result confirms the reasonableness of our financial statements and budget management, and demonstrates that we have worked in accordance with public accounting and budgetary standards.”
The audit report also highlighted the regulator’s technological transformation to protect the state monopoly and fight illegal gambling. According to Coljuegos, key measures include the integration of artificial intelligence tools for platform surveillance, the immediate blocking procedure for more than 55,000 illegal betting websites in coordination with MinTIC, and the creation of the Registro Único de Importadores (RIC) to strengthen control over gaming-machine imports.
The fight against illegal online gambling has become a major regulatory focus in Colombia. In April 2025, MinTIC published a circular establishing procedures for blocking unauthorised online betting pages, requiring internet providers to follow official guidelines and use a designated platform to execute blocking actions.
This framework has allowed Coljuegos to accelerate action against unauthorised operators. Sector coverage in 2025 noted that the regulator had begun sending blocking requests directly to internet service providers under Circular 017 of 2025, simplifying a process that previously required more interinstitutional steps. At that time, Coljuegos had already issued around 26,600 blocking orders for unauthorised betting sites.
The creation of the RIC forms part of the same policy direction: protecting legal operations, strengthening traceability and making it harder for fraudulent networks to exploit the gaming equipment supply chain. For a market that includes both land-based gaming and regulated online betting, these tools are increasingly important to defend tax collection, consumer protection and the integrity of licensed operations.
Marco Emilio Hincapié concluded:
“We have achieved the objective of consolidating Coljuegos as a benchmark of integrity in the management of public resources. During the Government of Change, we began writing a new history for this industry that contributes trillions to subsidised health.”
For Colombia’s licensed gaming industry, the audit result strengthens Coljuegos’ institutional positioning at a time when regulators across Latin America are under pressure to demonstrate fiscal transparency, technological capability and effective enforcement against illegal gambling. The 4.93 score, higher collections and improved accounting opinion give the regulator a stronger platform to argue that gaming can contribute significant public resources when properly controlled and formalised.
The broader takeaway is that Colombia is continuing to frame gambling regulation around fiscal purpose, market integrity and public-health funding. If Coljuegos can maintain revenue growth while improving enforcement, platform monitoring and import traceability, the regulator will remain an important reference point for Latin American jurisdictions seeking to balance gaming-market expansion with state control and social benefit.
