This was a significant rise, however, compared to the slightly more than the COP$2.50tn worth of sales recorded in January 2021.
Land-based gaming made up COP$2.71tn of the total, up 70.3% year-on-year, while online gaming accounted for the remaining COP$1.70tn – a rise of 82.5%
Breaking down this online figure further, internet sports betting generated the most sales in January, totaling COP$869.93bn. Online slots brought in COP$339.27bn, while live casino made COP$247.67bn. The remaining COP$247.19bn came from a number of different online games, including roulette, poker and blackjack.
SuperAstro, a draw-based lottery game, recorded sales of COP$50.41bn.
In total the Colombian government received COP$60.01bn in taxes from the gaming industry, compared to slightly more than COP$50bn in January 2021.
Original article: https://igamingbusiness.com/colombia-gaming-sales-fall-month-on-month-in-january/
