Lotería del Risaralda launched an online platform in Colombia for buying tickets, fractions and subscriptions. The lottery said buyers can choose subscription plans lasting three, six or 12 months; during October, online tickets cost COP10,000 and users could enter a smartphone draw.
The platform gives the lottery an additional sales channel for tickets and subscriptions.
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Lotería del Risaralda reported a 9.5% year-on-year increase in second-quarter sales, exceeding its 3% growth target for 2026. The lottery said first-half sales topped COP15.367bn, online sales accounted for 11% of total sales, and prizes paid reached COP5.237bn; the jackpot was not won during the first half.
Lotería del Risaralda and La Virginia’s municipal government signed the department’s 12th pact to address illegal gambling in the municipality. The agreement focuses on education, monitoring and institutional coordination to protect gambling revenues allocated to health services. La Virginia also hosted the department’s second legality meeting of 2026, where authorities reviewed operations in five municipalities.
Risaralda's lottery led a public meeting with Coljuegos, law-enforcement representatives, local governments and other authorities to coordinate action against illegal gambling. Lottery manager Bibiana Garcés González said the next step after a regional pact would be municipal agreements on control and formalisation; Guática mayor Ferney Castro Colorado called for a gradual, educational approach that accounts for families reliant on informal raffles.
Lotería del Risaralda approved a 2026 action plan at its first departmental meeting on gambling legality, with six strategic targets to strengthen controls on illegal betting. The lottery said it would organise enforcement operations with judicial and police authorities and take two of four annual sessions to municipalities.
Dosquebradas has joined Risaralda’s Pact for Legality in Games of Chance, becoming the department’s tenth municipality to sign, the Lotería del Risaralda said. The initiative aims to coordinate local authorities’ efforts against illegal gambling and direct resources from legal gaming towards public health.