Colombia lottery and chance transfers to health fall 3.3% to COP 462.8 billion through September
Transfers to Colombia's health system from chance, traditional lotteries and the Raspa&Listo instant game totalled COP 462.8 billion from January to September 2026, down 3.3% from COP 478.4 billion a year earlier, according to figures published by Coljuegos for the National Council of Games of Chance (CNJSA). Chance transfers rose 4%, while lottery transfers fell 10% and Raspa&Listo fell 17%.
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Overview
- Transfers to Colombia's health system from chance, lotteries and Raspa&Listo totalled COP 462.8 billion in January to September 2026.
- That is 3.3% less than the COP 478.4 billion recorded for the same period of 2025.
- Chance transfers rose 4% to COP 256.7 billion and made up 55.5% of the total.
- Traditional lottery transfers fell 10% and Raspa&Listo transfers fell 17%.
- The figures are cumulative, cover only CNJSA-supervised regional games and may be adjusted after validation.
Colombia's chance and lottery games transferred COP 462,819 million (about COP 462.8 billion) to the health system in the first nine months of 2026, according to cumulative figures published by Coljuegos for the National Council of Games of Chance (CNJSA), the body that oversees the regional games. The page was last updated on October 28.
That is COP 15.6 billion, or 3.3%, less than the COP 478.4 billion recorded for January to September 2025.
Transfers to health, January to September
| Game (all concepts) | Jan–Sep 2026 (COP m) | Jan–Sep 2025 (COP m) | Change (COP m) | Change | Share of 2026 total* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional lottery | 184,028 | 204,698 | -20,670 | -10% | 39.8% |
| Chance | 256,680 | 247,226 | +9,454 | +4% | 55.5% |
| Raspa&Listo instant game (12% duty) | 22,111 | 26,510 | -4,396 | -17% | 4.8% |
| Total | 462,819 | 478,433 | -15,615 | -3.3% | 100% |
Figures and changes as published by Coljuegos for the CNJSA. *Share of total is our calculation.
Chance, a daily numbers game sold through licensed regional operators, was the only category to grow, adding COP 9.5 billion. Traditional lottery transfers, which include lottery profits, the tax on winnings, the tax on lotteries from other departments and unclaimed prizes, fell by COP 20.7 billion. Transfers from Raspa&Listo, an instant scratch-style game, fell by COP 4.4 billion.
The CNJSA figures are cumulative from January and cover only these regional games; online betting and other games run under Coljuegos licences report their own transfers separately. The page's heading still refers to a cut-off of August 2026, while its text and table give the September 2026 cumulative figure. Coljuegos does not publish the single-month September amount on the page, and the figures may be adjusted after validation by the CNJSA's technical secretariat.
Coljuegos has stepped up public enforcement this autumn, including a 397-item seizure in Popayán after its new president took office.
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