Coljuegos and Colombia’s Gaula Militar seized 397 items used in unauthorised local gambling in Popayán, Cauca. Coljuegos estimated the activity was withholding more than COP210 million a year from the subsidised health system and said the operation supports its illegal-gambling controls.
The action targets unauthorised venues and the loss of gambling-derived transfers to Colombia’s health system.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | COP 116,000,000 | Coljuegos fines Javier Arias Castañeda COP116m for illegal raffle | Not stated | |
| BITIA S.A.S | Not stated | Coljuegos opens claims process for Bingocasinos.co balances and prizes | Not stated | |
| Not named | COP 116,000,000 | Coljuegos fines Yeferson Cossio COP116m for unauthorised raffle operations in Colombia | Not stated | |
| Not named | COP 284,000,000 | Coljuegos seizes 30 unlicensed slots in Nariño | Not stated | |
| Not named | COP 100,000,000 | Coljuegos seizes 246 illegal gambling items in Bogotá operation | Not stated |
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Carabineros and San Miguel municipal security officials closed an allegedly illegal casino in Santiago’s metropolitan region on 4 November 2026 after neighbours reported that it had reopened. Authorities detained three people and seized 71 gaming machines, cash and other items valued at more than CH$100 million.
A clandestine casino in San Miguel, in the Santiago metropolitan region, was shut on 4 November by Carabineros and municipal security officials. Authorities acted after repeated reports from residents that the venue had resumed operations.
Lotería de Medellín and police carried out a search operation in Envigado, Antioquia, targeting a suspected illegal manual-chance operation. Authorities seized thousands of betting forms, cash, technology equipment, accounting records and machinery, after an investigation lasting about a year, the lottery said.
Colombia’s National Police seized 13 Keno machines from a public venue in Riohacha, saying they were being used for gambling without the required permits. Officers also seized televisions, computers and receipt printers, which were handed to DIAN for the relevant administrative process; Coljuegos said a new importer and seller register for electronic slot machines applies from 2026.
Coljuegos said it had destroyed 11,788 items operating without legal authorisation in Colombia, including 673 items in recent enforcement actions. The authority estimated the items had withheld more than COP250bn a year from the health system.
Coljuegos took part in a Bogotá operation that dismantled 12 clandestine venues and seized 246 gambling items, including three unauthorised machines. The agency said 57 online betting terminals were among the items and were valued at 100 million pesos; its president said the operation was part of enforcement activity across Colombia.