Colombian gaming regulator Coljuegos has revealed that a total of COP185.9bn (€54.1m) was bet on this year’s FIFA World Cup across the country’s 12 licensed online betting sites.
The regulator said that during the month-long tournament which ended on July 15th, Colombians placed a total of 13,386,781 bets online, with operators paying out COP158.0bn in winnings.
The two biggest prizes awarded were COP36.9m in the Belgium v England and Panama v Tunisia games, followed by Uruguay v Portugal [...]