Launching an online casino in Colombia

A concession contract with Coljuegos, the national regulator of games of chance. Online games are regulated as a category of their own under Law 643 of 2001, as amended in 2015, and only contracted operators may offer them; Coljuegos keeps a public register of them and has unauthorised sites blocked.

The law defines a game as operated online when bets and prize payments go only through the internet, with registered players. It also allows the authorities to block websites, payment channels and financial entities that serve unauthorised gaming, and Coljuegos publishes the operators it has authorised.

An offshore licence does not change any of this. Serving Colombian players without a Coljuegos contract is exactly what the blocking provisions are for.

Exploitation rights of 15% of gross gaming revenue for games paying out at least 83%, or 17% of gross income otherwise, plus a fixed annual payment of 811 monthly minimum wages, due within the first 20 business days of each year of operation.

These figures are set in Article 38 of Law 643, as amended by Law 1753 of 2015. Company taxes apply on top. In December 2025 the government imposed 19% VAT on online gaming by emergency decree; the Constitutional Court suspended it in January 2026 and struck down the emergency in April, so the tax has no effect — but the government has said it wants it back.

Financial statements that show the capacity to operate, a trust or bank guarantee covering prizes and player funds, laboratory certification of the platform, a compliance officer, an anti-money-laundering (SIPLAFT) manual and a bank account for player balances. Everything is filed in Spanish; Coljuegos states a response time of two months.

The full checklist is on Coljuegos' page for online operators. Laboratory certification covers the random number generators, security and game integrity — so the platform and the game studios have to be certifiable for Colombia, which is worth confirming before choosing them.

PSE, the bank payment network most online shops use, the Nequi and Daviplata mobile wallets, cash paid at Efecty points and cards.

These are the methods the market expects, not a list of what any platform has live. On WW Games, crypto is connected with every launch; local methods can be integrated for the market when a payment provider agrees to work with the brand, which depends mostly on its licence. How payments are set up is on payments.

Colombian Spanish throughout the storefront, prices and wallets in pesos, and a sportsbook built around football. Spanish is added to the WW Games storefront for the market as part of setup.

The sportsbook on WW Games runs through a third-party integration on the same wallet and bonuses as the casino, and the full game catalogue is on game providers.

The Coljuegos contract is yours; WW Games supplies the platform. Licensing is the operator's responsibility and depends on the markets served. WW Games does not hold or sublicense a gambling licence, and can put you in touch with licensing providers.

Start with the application and the guarantee — they take longest. The platform side, including the Spanish storefront, is part of the standard setup; what it costs is on pricing.