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Te President of the Colombian Gaming Control Board, Juan Perez Hidalgo, aims to block 300 gaming websites from offering their services in Colombia
El Comité de Control del Juego en Colombia (Coljuegos) se encuentra actualmente a la espera de que el Ministerio de las Tecnologías de la Infor- mación y Comunicaciones y la policía ejecuten el bloqueo de unos 300 sitios web de juego que ofrecen actualmente sus servicios a nivel local.
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247.COM COLOMBIA ONLINE GAMING Colombian Gaming Board to Block Sites
Te Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos) is currently waiting for the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications and the police to enforce the blocking of around 300 gaming websites which currently offer their services locally.
Among the sites which the government plans to block are PokerStars, bwin, Bet365, Playbet, Foxfoxbet, Betmotion and Casinobet365. According to the board online gaming laws will be toughened after legislation was passed in 2015 and 2016. Operators offering their services locally will now have to meet with a number of requirements including the obligation to pay a licensing fee of $600m pesos and must meet with a number of other strict legal and financial requirements as well.
According to local sources the government believes that while a number of operators could change domain name a number of sites could soon fall in with the new requirements so that they will be able to continue to offer their services locally.
Juan Pérez Hidalgo, President of Coljuegos highlighted the fact that new laws in Colombia will put it ahead of other countries in Latin America when it comes to online gaming. “We are the first country in Latin America to regulate
Call for Tender for Multi Million Dollar Casino Could Go Ahead
Paraguay
Te call for tender is expected to be made for the construction of a large scale casino and hotel in the city of Ciudad del Este. According to Javier Balbuena Head of the Gaming Board (CONAJZAR): “CONAJZAR approved the terms and conditions for the call for tenders last year, but what is still lacking is agreement within the inter agency commission which is made up of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Customs Office, Te National Secretary of Tourism, Te Ministry of Finance and CONAJZAR. If everything goes well the call for tenders will be made in anticipation of the opening of envelopes.”
A number of operators are
these games, and we did it by reviewing not only legislation in Spain, France and the UK which are the most advanced on the issue but also when it comes to other technical elements or gaming trends. Tis will allow us to obtain more resources for health and ensure that Colombians who use these pages are assured that they will not be ripped off and that they will pay them their prizes,” said Mr. Hidalgo (pictured above).
Te board has been looking at strengthening its gaming laws for some time. In December 2016 Mr Hidalgo revealed that new online gaming legislation would be aimed primarily at providing better player protection measures. “We want Colombian players to be sure that by entering these platforms that they will have a backing and that the prizes will be received,” he said. Resources generated by the newly regulated online gaming industry will go to the health sector. Talking to press in December Mr Hidalgo said that the new online gaming bill will ensure that operators “must process a licence, meet certain requirements, certify the systems they will use and pay an initial amount in order to operate the (online) games.” Players will be able to find a list of authorised operators via the Coljuegos web page, and online gaming platforms will be certified by specialised gaming laboratories.
believed to be interested in opening a casino including Hard Rock International as well as other operators from the United States and Chile. Hard Rock first showed interest in the project in October 2014 when the company announced plans to install a casino and hotel in the city. Te decision to launch in Paraguay was, according to local press reports, made after a wide sweeping study was carried out by a team of local specialists who provided advice on marketing, strategy as well as financial planning, government oversight and local gaming laws.
In November last year the President of the Republic of Paraguay authorised by decree, the development of a tourism project in a building belonging to the headquarters of Paraguay’s National Ports Authority (ANNP). Te new casino and hotel will be located on an 11 hectare sized space which currently serves as ANNP HQ.
Colombia
Colombia’s Gaming Control Board has carried out a major crackdown on illegal sports betting centres. With the support of the Colombian National Army and Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) the board carried out a number of checks and raids in the city of Neiva, in Huila. During the proceedings 12 illegal sports betting establishments were found to be operating in the districts of Gualanday and Achícala, during which 92 computers were found to be offering illegal sports betting. Te Head of Coljuegos Juan Pérez Hidalgo said the crackdown will continue with the help of the Prosecutors office, the national army as well as the National Police. He also said that it was part of a larger strategy aimed at raising awareness that revenue generated by the gaming industry provides vital funding for national health programmes.
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