In the words of César Valencia Galiano: "In the year 2021, US$160 million were collected from the monopoly of gaming managed by Coljuegos for the exploitation rights of national games, which represented an increase of 65.39% compared to 2020 when a collection of US$ 97 million was reached."
Similarly, he assured: "The good moment of our industry allows us to reference bets for the year 2021 well above that registered in the year 2019 when the effects of the pandemic."
Within the framework of the event, which has the participation of more than a thousand attendees from 25 countries, the International Business and Regulation Roundtable will be held in the Claustro de las Ánimas of the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center, an event promoted by Fecoljuegos in which prominent jurists from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Spain and Colombia will participate to advise on current regulations and the prospects for new regulations in their countries and the region.
Valencia Galiano expressed: “In 2022, online games will be 6 years old after being regulated in Colombia; we are aware of the competitive advantage in the region and this is thanks to the fact that we were the pioneers in regulating this type of game. However, we must not stop there and our commitment must be greater, as an entity we have set ourselves the goal of constantly reviewing the regulations so that we can expand the portfolio, establish conditions that allow us to optimize performance and be able to be at the forefront of online betting in the world."
In the same way and taking into account the great phenomenon of electronic sports, activities and competitions will be held that will give the sector representatives the opportunity to learn more about this entertainment industry.
The exhibition of equipment such as slot machines, smart roulettes and online technological innovations will open to the public at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday 16.
Within the framework of the event, which will last until tomorrow (Thursday, 17th) at the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center, a live exhibition will be held with two professional teams from the Valorant eSports video game to seek their promotion within the competitive phase of Valorant.
There will also be live exhibitions with specialized casters or commentators, who will bring the excitement of international leagues to GAT Expo and demonstrate how betting is done in eSports.
Source: GMB
