Jaime Vives Pinedo reportedly replaced Marco Emilio Hincapié as president of Coljuegos, with the appointment said to have been formalised by Decree 1189 of 2026. His remit includes supervising land-based and online gambling, protecting exploitation-fee revenue and blocking unauthorised platforms.
The incoming president faces stated challenges in illegal gambling, digital oversight and operator revenue collection.
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Coljuegos president Marco Emilio Hincapié said Colombia’s gambling sector had transferred COP3.6tn to subsidised healthcare since 2022 during a presentation at GAT Expo Cartagena 2026. Coljuegos said 2025 monopoly revenues reached COP1.1tn, while Hincapié said Keno was due to start on 1 April 2026 and could contribute COP500bn over five years.
Coljuegos said it had issued 46,228 blocking orders against unauthorised betting websites since 2022. The figure represents 83% of the 55,658 blocking requests issued across the regulator’s history. Coljuegos said it was working with Colombia’s technology ministry and internet providers to simplify enforcement procedures.
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.
Coljuegos said it took part in Colombia’s fifth National Congress of Lotteries and Distributors, convened by ANDELOTE and the Boyacá Lottery. The regulator reported that, through September 2026, territorial games recorded gross cumulative transfers of $462.819 million pesos, including $184.028 million pesos from lotteries.
Coljuegos said Colombia’s territorial games generated gross cumulative transfers of COP462,819m through September 2026, including COP184,028m from lotteries.