Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Casino regulated.
- 12 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 5 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 8 regulator decisions against companies in 2026 (2025: 25).
- 12 entries in 2 official lists, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 31 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Casino: Regulated
Verifiedchecked 1 Nov 2026CGA Anti-Money Laundering Policy (January 2025) · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- RegisterCuraçao Gaming Authority (CGA): entries 3840 → 3842Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
- RegisterCuraçao Gaming Authority (CGA): entries 3847 → 3840Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
- RegisterCuraçao Gaming Authority (CGA): entries 3850 → 3847Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
- RegisterCuraçao Gaming Authority (CGA): entries 3847 → 3850Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
- RecordCheck thresholds and aggregation windows: collected → verified
- RecordClosed loop and payout routing: collected → verified
- RecordData location: collected → verified
- RecordHolder and ownership rules: collected → verified
- RecordInstrument origin and currency: collected → verified
- RecordPermitted rails and instrument types: collected → verified
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 2 verified · 2 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | CGA Crypto Policy Guideline (June 2026)tier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 1 Nov 2026 | None set | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | CGA Crypto Policy Guideline (June 2026)tier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 1 Nov 2026 | None set | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 2 verified · 2 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | CGA Anti-Money Laundering Policy (January 2025)tier 1 |
| Closed loop and payout routingOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | CGA Crypto Policy Guideline (June 2026)tier 1 |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 1 Nov 2026 | None set | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 1 Nov 2026 | None set | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | CGA Anti-Money Laundering Policy (January 2025)tier 1 |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Regeling indicatoren ongebruikelijke transacties (P.B. 2015, no. 73)tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
Taxes at payment
1 rule| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 4 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | CGA Player Complaints Policy v1.1 (June 2025)tier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
| Data locationWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | CGA Anti-Money Laundering Policy (January 2025)tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 1 Nov 2026 | None set | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 1 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)tier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
8 statements- Licence types
- Application fee
- Annual fee
- Licence term
- Local presence
- B2B licence
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
1 statement- General rules
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
1 statement- Self-exclusion register
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Technical standards
2 statements- Certification
- Technical standards
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
Licence list
count in the full report
Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
Warning list
12 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
Decisions of Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 8
- Decisions in 2025
- 25
What the decisions were about
Latest decisions
| Date | Company | Action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2026 | Common Square N.V. | Licence revocation | – |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Brictec B.V. | Licence revocation | – |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Black Hawk Technology B.V. | Licence revocation | – |
| 22 May 2026 | Novatech Solutions N.V. | Licence revocation | – |
| 5 Mar 2026 | KYS Enterprises N.V. | Licence revocation | – |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Bravalla B.V. | Licence revocation | – |
Sanction ranges in the law
10 provisions set the fines and other measures: Wetboek van Strafrecht (Curaçao), P.B. 2011, no. 48 (fine categories applied by LOK art. 13.37 and art. 13.40(2)); Landsverordening op de kansspelen (LOK), P.B. 2024, no. 157; Wetboek van Strafrecht (Curaçao), P.B. 2011, no. 48 (fine categories applied by LOK art. 13.40(1)).
Case law
47 rulings of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 18 Aug 2026 · Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba · CUR2022H00205
- 18 Aug 2026 · Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba · CUR2023H00282
- 18 Aug 2026 · Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba · CUR2025H00122/123/124
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 31 official sources.
- Enforcement registers
- 1
- Texts the values are checked against
- 6
- Regulator guidance
- 3
- Laws and regulations
- 19
- Licence registers and official lists
- 2
Publishers
- Curaçao Gaming Authority
- Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
- portal.gamingcontrolcuracao.org
- Government of Curaçao (Publicatieblad)
- cga.cw
- Curaçao Gaming Control Board
- gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com
- gobiernu.cw
- Government of Curaçao
- Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 18 acts and guidance documents.
- CGA Portal
- Follow-up on unauthorized access to the CGA online gaming portal
- Guidelines for the Certification of Independent Gaming Test Houses, Version 1.0 (23 May 2025)
- HCCH | #12 - Extensions
- Landsverordening bescherming persoonsgegevens (A.B. 2010, no. 84)
- License Fees under the National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK), Version 2.0, 15 October 2025
- Online Gaming License Conditions (license for an indefinite term)
- Provisional Online Gaming License Conditions (template, 28 October 2026)
- CGA Crypto Policy Guideline (June 2026)
- Landsverordening op de kansspelen (P.B. 2024, no. 157)
- CGA Anti-Money Laundering Policy (January 2025)
- Regeling indicatoren ongebruikelijke transacties (P.B. 2015, no. 73)
and 6 more in the full report
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