Colombian Public Information Campaign To Convince People Gambling is Safe and Fair Colombian Public Information Campaign To Convince People Gambling is Safe and Fair
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Key Takeaways
  • Coljuegos President Rodrigo Vélez launches publicity campaign to promote the gambling industry.
  • He says that “gambling develops the intellect,” and wants to change the public perception of gambling and its associations with criminal activity.
  • New regulations for online gambling are expected to be introduced later this year.

Four months after a publicity campaign to convince people that online gambling was illegal—and that people should report gambling sites to the police—the Colombian regulator Coljuegos has launched another campaign designed to promote gambling as a safe non-criminal activity.