Coljuegos reported that Colombia’s gambling sector transferred COP4.01tn to the subsidised health system from 2022. The regulator said total transfers since its creation in 2012 reached COP9.2tn, while 2026 revenue stood at COP532.573bn between January and May.
The figures show the regulated sector’s contribution to Colombia’s subsidised health funding and public revenue.
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Coljuegos said 245,199 Colombian citizens requested voluntary self-exclusion from online gambling portals during 2024 and 2025. The authority said 14 authorised operators provide self-exclusion access, with men accounting for 81% of registrations and women 19% in both years.
Coljuegos said Colombia's Contraloría General gave it a score of 4.93 out of 5 in audits covering 2024 and 2025. The regulator said the reviews recorded a move from a qualified accounting opinion in 2024 to an unqualified opinion in 2025, alongside measures against illegal online gambling.
Corredor Empresarial, operator of Betplay and SúperAstro, paid Coljuegos COP347.5bn in monopoly revenues in 2025, up 11% from 2024; the funds went to Colombia’s health system. The company also reported COP5.5tn in Betplay customer deposits and COP745.594bn in platform VAT, while SúperAstro recorded COP754.82bn in sales.
Coljuegos reported that territorial chance games, lotteries and Raspa&Listo transferred COP649.465bn to regional health services in 2025. Chance accounted for COP337.068bn and traditional lotteries COP276.794bn; the three lotteries of Medellín, Boyacá and Bogotá contributed COP136.287bn combined. The games also paid COP1.68tn in prizes during the year, the authority said.
Coljuegos said localised games in Colombia transferred COP313.614m to the subsidised health system from January to October 2025, equal to 39% of national collections for that purpose. Coljuegos president Marco Emilio Hincapié said collections from the segment had risen by more than 8% compared with 2024.