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Colgames Clarified that It Did Not Authorize a $25 Million Raffle of Santiago Botero

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In a statement, the state entity that regulates the country’s physical and online gambling, explained that no political campaign has asked for authorization to make raffles or promotional “for financing purposes.” In addition, he clarified that the award cannot be delivered in cash. The EOM also described it as an “atypical” way of campaigning. Alejandra Barrios, director of the Electoral Observation Mission, called for focusing the nominations …
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The entity stated that any activity of this nature without prior endorsement is considered illegal and will be subject to investigations

In a statement, the state entity that regulates the country’s physical and online gambling, explained that no political campaign has asked for authorization to make raffles or promotional “for financing purposes.” In addition, he clarified that the award cannot be delivered in cash. The EOM also described it as an “atypical” way of campaigning. Alejandra Barrios, director of the Electoral Observation Mission, called for focusing the nominations …

The Electoral Observation Mission, MOE, issued on Friday the alarms about the use of raffles in the framework of the presidential campaign of 2026 and warned that this practice, although it does not fit into the traditional legal categories of political financing or electoral propaganda, opens deep ethical questions about the way in which candidates relate to voters. According to the MOE, the raffles that have been made public in the electoral c…

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larazon.co broke the news on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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