Colombia

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Colombia was the first Latin American country to license online casino, with the first Coljuegos licences issued in 2017. Coljuegos publishes the list of authorised betting sites and takes reports of illegal ones. Since January 2026 the 19% VAT on online betting is charged on gross gaming revenue instead of player deposits.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
ColjuegosCurrent regime since 2017
Legal basis
Law 643 of 2001; Law 1753 of 2015Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
67% 8 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Law 643 of 2001; Law 1753 of 2015Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2017Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Colombia
  • Coljuegos5 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Colombia, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Colombia, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Colombia54331.6%
  • Exclude Colombia in their terms41123.9%
  • No declaration76744.6%
Hold a licence covering Colombia5brands
List Colombia as a focus market13brands
Offers marked available3welcome offers
Brands serving Colombia Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Colombia dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Colombia dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Colombia dataset
What would change this page

In progressThe 2026 VAT on online betting rests on an emergency decree whose legality is contested, and a separate 16% consumption tax under Decree 0240 of March 2026 has been reported.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
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Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Colombia Americas 543 31.6% 411 13 3
Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 0.0% 407 2 0
Bahamas Americas 501 29.1% 461 2 1
Curaçao Americas 0 0.0% 657 2 0
Dominican Republic Americas 551 32.0% 397 3 2
Greenland Americas 525 30.5% 427 3 0
Mexico Americas 555 32.2% 391 40 40
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Coljuegos: authorised online betting sitescoljuegos.gov.co
  2. iGaming Business: Colombia shifts online gambling VAT to GGR (January 2026)igamingbusiness.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-CO
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, high confidence

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