Coljuegos, the Colombian gambling regulator, has created a registry designed to combat the importation of illegal slot machines into the country. From 2026, electronic slot machines will need to be registered before they are imported into Colombia.
With this in mind, Coljuegos on Friday announced it had published Resolution 8594 of 2025, creating the Single Registry of Importers and Distributors (RIC). Importers and distributors will have 45 days from the resolution’s publication on 26 January to register.
Coljuegos said it aims to “strengthen control over the entry and sale of electronic slot machines (METS)”, restricting the importation of illegal slots.
The regulator’s president, Marco Emilio Hincapié Ramírez, said this was a necessary move to protect the licensed land-based industry in Colombia.
