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Colombia – Coljuegos grants tenth online licence to Rush Street ahead of World Cup

Gaming regulator Coljuegos has granted the digital division of Rush Street Gaming permission to operate online gaming in Colombia taking the total number of licences to ten.

The digital division of US casino operator was awarded the licence last Friday to operate sports and casino betting via www.rushbet.com. The licence is valid for five years. Head of Coljuegos Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo welcomed the news saying that the entrance of Rush Street Gaming into the market meant that more operators ahead of The World Cup meant a more “a more competitive market” and that it confirmed “the great interest of the private sector” in online gaming in Colombia.
Hidalgo added that over $75bn (US$26.2m) 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. Of the over $11bn generated in licence fees by the board over $6bn has been earmarked for the Colombian health service.

There are now ten sites licensed by the board: wplay.co, betplay.com.co, colbet.co, zamba.co, codere.com.co, mijugada.co, masgol.co, luckia.co , sportium.com.co and now www.rushbet.co.

The World Cup is bound to provide a significant boost to the online market. According to Evert Montero Cárdenas the President of the Federation for Casinos and Bingo Businesses (Fecoljuegos) speaking at The FADJA show in Colombia in April it is estimated that online sports betting sales in Colombia will increase by as much as 40 per cent during the 2018 World Cup.

2016年立法通过后，哥伦比亚的在线博彩法律开始收紧。根据新规定，获得许可证的运营商必须遵守一系列严格的义务，并根据国家授予的条款满足技术要求。与此同时，Coljuegos 在国家警察的帮助下继续管理未经授权的网页的拦截，进一步加强了该部门的实力。