Colombia lists 20 gaming venues in the iGaming.bet B2B directory, across 9 cities. Cities with the highest concentration of venues: Bogotá (7), Medellín (4), Barranquilla (2), Cali (2), Cartagena de Indias (1).
Among the most popular casinos in Colombia are: Casino Luckia Bogotá (Bogotá), Casino Rio Barranquilla (Barranquilla), Casino Hollywood Bogotá Bulevar Niza (Bogotá), Antay Casino & Hotel Santa Marta (Santa Marta), Gran Casino Medellín (Medellín), Crown Casino Zona T Bogotá (Bogotá), Casino Hollywood Medellín (Medellín), Casino Hollywood Milla de Oro Medellín (Medellín), Casino Rio Pereira (Pereira), Casino Río Medellín (Medellín).
Colombia has one of Latin America most complex gaming histories. Gaming was regulated in a fragmented way for decades until Law 643 of 2001, known as the Law of Rentistic Monopoly of Games of Chance, established the first unified legal framework for the sector. This law created Coljuegos (Industrial and Commercial State Enterprise Administrator of the Rentistic Monopoly of Games of Chance) as the physical gaming regulatory and licensing body throughout Colombian territory, under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, as a portion of gaming resources funds the country health system. The Colombian model is one of the few in Latin America where gaming is directly linked to public health financing, with 17% of exploitation rights allocated to the General Social Security Health System.
Coljuegos is Colombia sole gaming authority for localized games (physical casinos and sports betting), with authority to grant licenses, inspect, sanction and collect exploitation rights. The Colombian physical gaming market is characterized by very high urban concentration: more than 70% of the country gaming establishments are in Bogotá, with the rest distributed between Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Pereira and other departmental capitals. Operating hours are from 10:00 to 02:00 Monday through Thursday, 10:00 to 04:00 on Fridays, with variations by municipality.
The Colombian market is dominated by two large groups: Winner Group, subsidiary of Spanish CIRSA Gaming Corporation and Colombia largest casino chain with more than 70 venues and 7,750 operating machines under the Casino Rio, Casino Hollywood, Casino Rock N Jazz and Casino Caribe La Playa brands. The second group is Codere Colombia, the local subsidiary of Spanish Codere group, operating under the Crown Casino, Mundo Fortuna and Casino Royal brands. Casino Rio Pereira is Colombia largest casino by gaming floor, being the gaming reference in the UNESCO Coffee Region. Crown Casino Zona T Bogotá, with five floors and more than 200 slot machines operating 24 hours, is the capital largest casino. In Barranquilla, Winner Group Casino Rio Barranquilla and Casino Caribe La Playa dominate the UNESCO Carnival capital market. In Medellín, Casino Hollywood on Avenida La Playa and Gran Casino Medellín in El Poblado are the highest-attendance establishments in Latin America most innovative city.
Bogotá has more than 60 gaming venues across the three main chains, Winner Group, Codere and Aladdin, in Chapinero, El Nogal, Zona Rosa, Usaquén and Carrera 15 corridor neighborhoods, being the Latin American city with the highest casino concentration per square meter of high-level urban area. Colombia has an unregulated but formalizing online gaming market, with the national government advancing in a regulatory framework for sports betting and digital casino games.
The Colombian industry association is calling for differentiated obligations for online and land-based gaming under the Economic Recovery Bill. The proposal is currently under technical review and has no publicly defined rates.
Bill 477 of 2026, introduced on October 29, proposes a 19% VAT on games of chance and, in the case of online betting, calculating it based on player deposits. None of this is currently in effect, and Congress may amend or reject it.
13.8% of Colombian internet users aged 16 and older bet online, according to GWI, ranking the country 22nd globally, while Coljuegos reports that the digital channel accounts for nearly eight out of every ten pesos of the sector's growth.
The fair closed with three panels on responsible gambling, land based certification and gamification, with Coljuegos present in the showroom.
The new president of the Colombian regulator stated that he will focus his efforts on unlicensed gambling and the collection of operating fees.
The congress reached its eleventh edition in Bogotá, with Panama discussing its removal from the grey list and compliance being presented as a competitive advantage.
Senator Gustavo Moreno proposes deposit and loss limits; Fecoljuegos warns that over-regulation pushes towards the illegal market.
The COP12,000 solidarity bond aims to restore hospital transfers after the 10 August emergency.
The World Cup boosted sports betting by 84%, and online gaming now accounts for almost half of the total revenue.
Chocó, Nariño, Risaralda, Huila and Meta hosted the sessions, plus one national event, under the 2026 Institutional Presence Plan.