The V International Gaming Symposium, SIJUEGO was held July 28-29 at the Hotel Intercontinental Movich in Medellin, Colombia. More than 100 participants from all the sectors of the gaming industry, as well as and national and foreign lecturers, attended the conference.
Discussion topics included “General Tax, Rent and Contributions Inspection Agency, ITRC,” “Sports and Virtual Betting in Latin America,” “Latin America Heading Towards Regulation” and “Prevention Model and Asset Laundering.” The first day’s keynote speech was “Certifications for the Jurisdiction of Colombia.”
On the second day, topics included finding new sources of financing for operators and manufacturers of electronic slot machines. A video lotteries conference was offered, including a presentation on the business growth, current service portfolio and future products to expand the lottery agencies such as multi-gaming places and net services.
Cristina Arango Olaya, president of COLJUEGOS, the regulating entity of the gaming industry in Colombia, gave the keynote speech on the future of gaming in Colombia, including “Advancement of the Online Connection System.”
Arango Olaya noted the delay of this project was due to ongoing testing, and that in October, 30 percent of the machines operating in Colombia should be interconnected to COLJUEGO’S central server. Arango Olaya also discussed the necessity for legalization and regulation of connection sports betting, online games and virtual betting.
Other presentations included “Company Social Responsibility” and “Concession Contracts and the Subsidiary Responsibility of the State. In addition, a commercial trade show took place during the event, including Agi Gaming Novomatic, Alfastreet, Boss Gaming, CN Cortar, Gana, Gold Club, Conexmet, Golden Race, Mega Suerte, SIQ, Automated Transactions, Colombian Poker Tour, ABC Winners, Asofactoring, Arma tu Casino and ASAP.
