Colombia's Quindío Lottery has rebuilt its technical prize reserve to COP527m ($167,000) after 10 draws since its August restart, according to General Manager Ana Yulieth Díaz.
On the same day, the Cundinamarca Lottery reported more than COP12bn ($3.8m) in transfers to Colombia's health system for 2026 through September 30.
Quindío suspended its draws in April after payments on major prizes depleted the reserve required to guarantee future awards. The operator resumed draws on August 20 following a four-month interruption.
Díaz told Caracol Radio that the reserve had increased with each of the 10 subsequent draws and that the restart had proceeded without an incident affecting the draws.
The operator transferred COP952m to health services in the roughly two months after resuming. Díaz said the departmental assembly's COP3.6bn allocation had supported the lottery's operations.
She also identified about COP1bn in prizes held by ticket buyers, while the operator is seeking additional distributors, points of sale and virtual sales channels.
Cundinamarca's figure measures money transferred to health services rather than a reserve for prize payments. The lottery said more than COP9.343bn of its year-to-date transfers went directly to health services in Cundinamarca, with the remainder contributing to the wider Colombian system.
GM Maribel Córdoba Guerrero linked the transfers to sales through authorized lottery channels and the work of ticket sellers and distributors.
The two updates illustrate different financial obligations for regional lottery operators. A prize reserve supports the ability to meet claims from winning tickets, while statutory transfers direct revenue from legal gambling toward public health.
Article 336 of Colombia's Constitution earmarks income from the gambling monopoly for health services, a framework cited in Cundinamarca's announcement.
Cundinamarca is promoting authorized purchases through its La Cundi Juega Legal initiative. It says illegal betting and raffles reduce the public revenue available for health services. Quindío's recovery figures, meanwhile, cover only the 10 draws since the August restart, so they do not establish a full-year comparison for the operator.
In March, Global Gaming Insider reported that the Cundinamarca Lottery contributed COP32.8bn to health services in 2025, a full-year figure that provides context for the operator's latest year-to-date update.
Quindío's 222 lottery sellers went four months without draws before the operator resumed on August 20
