🇨🇼 Curacao gambling license check

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Curacao licenses online gambling through Curacao Gaming Authority, and every real CGA licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims a Curacao permit, the register linked below settles it in under two minutes.

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How to verify a Curacao license

  1. Find the CGA seal on the casino site and click it
  2. A genuine seal opens a live Certificate of Operation on cert.cga.cw showing the operator, licence number OGL/..., grant date and status
  3. Check the status reads Active and the certified domain matches the site you are on exactly
  4. Cross-check the company name on the certificate against the operator named in the casino's terms and conditions
  5. If the casino shows a licence number such as OGL/2024/1769/1016, open cert.cga.cw/token?id=1016 using the last part of the number. Check that the licence status reads Active and that the casino's domain is in the list of approved domains
  6. The seal must be the green CGA dynamic seal. If the site has no seal, or the seal is a static image or opens another domain, treat the claim as unverified and contact the CGA at info@cga.cw

License types in Curacao

A B2C licence covers offering online casino and sports betting in or from Curacao, while a B2B supplier licence covers gambling-related critical services such as platform and software supply.

  • Online Gaming Licence, B2C
  • Supplier Licence, B2B

Key facts about the CGA regime

  • The LOK, Landsverordening op de kansspelen, is in force since 24 December 2024. The CGA is now the sole issuer of licences, replacing the master-licence and sub-licence model
  • Existing NOOGH licences were converted into provisional LOK licences. Final licences are issued for an indefinite term under published licence conditions
  • Indicative costs are roughly EUR 4,000 to 4,600 in non-refundable application fees, B2C annual fees around EUR 47,450 covering the treasury contribution plus the CGA supervisory fee, and B2B around EUR 24,490
  • The register showed more than 330 active licences as of early 2026
  • Old sub-licences expired in January 2025 and the legacy orange sub-licence seal is no longer valid. The green CGA seal is required
  • The register also returns domains whose Certificate of Operation reads not valid, which is a distinct state from an active licence and worth checking for by name
  • An active CGA licence confirms the operator is registered and subject to LOK rules. It is not a statement about who ultimately owns the company, which is the point a September 2026 investigation into leaked CGA files raised

What the license means for players

A Curacao licence confirms the operator passed CGA vetting and is subject to LOK conduct rules, but player protection is lighter than in onshore markets. Under the LOK, licensees must offer complaint handling and the CGA certifies independent dispute-resolution providers for player disputes. The CGA does not act as a payout guarantor, and reports about unlicensed operators can be sent to it directly. Treat the licence as proof of registration and supervision rather than proof of ownership, because reporting published in September 2026 found licences granted while questions about the beneficial owners were still open.

Red flags and fake CGA claims

  • The casino shows no CGA seal, or its seal does not open a certificate on cert.cga.cw
  • An orange seal or a certificate from the sub-licence era presented as a current licence
  • References to the old master licences, Antillephone 8048/JAZ, Cyberluck 1668/JAZ, Curacao Interactive Licensing 5536/JAZ or Gaming Curacao 365/JAZ, as if still valid for new sub-licensees
  • A seal that is a flat image or links to a lookalike validator domain instead of cert.cga.cw
  • A certificate domain list that does not include the casino domain you are actually playing on

Legal status and tax

The LOK took effect on 24 December 2024, replacing the 1993 NOOGH offshore regime under which four private master licence holders sold sub-licences. All licensing now runs directly through the Curacao Gaming Authority, with NOOGH licences converted to provisional LOK licences during the transition, and sub-licences lapsed in January 2025. The CGA publishes licence conditions, domain-management rules and enforcement warnings under the new law.

There is no GGR-based gaming tax under the LOK as of 2026. Licensees pay fixed application, annual treasury and supervisory fees, with standard Curacao corporate taxation applying to the local entity.

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Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Curacao?

Curacao Gaming Authority, usually shortened to CGA, oversees gambling in Curacao. A B2C licence covers offering online casino and sports betting in or from Curacao, while a B2B supplier licence covers gambling-related critical services such as platform and software supply.

How do I check if a casino holds a Curacao license?

Open the official register on cert.cga.cw and search for the operator. The CGA has no public register search at the moment. Since 30 September 2026 the search page at cert.cga.cw/search returns a page-not-found error. Each licensed domain still has its own Certificate of Operation on cert.cga.cw, reached through the CGA seal on the casino site, showing the operator, its company number, the licence number, the grant date and the current status. Each licence also has its own public page at cert.cga.cw/token?id= followed by the last part of the licence number, so licence OGL/2024/1769/1016 is at cert.cga.cw/token?id=1016. That page shows the licensee, its company number, the licence date, the licence status and, for a B2C licence, every domain approved under it. A real licensee appears there under its own name.

What does a CGA license mean for players?

A Curacao licence confirms the operator passed CGA vetting and is subject to LOK conduct rules, but player protection is lighter than in onshore markets. Under the LOK, licensees must offer complaint handling and the CGA certifies independent dispute-resolution providers for player disputes. The CGA does not act as a payout guarantor, and reports about unlicensed operators can be sent to it directly. Treat the licence as proof of registration and supervision rather than proof of ownership, because reporting published in September 2026 found licences granted while questions about the beneficial owners were still open.

How do I spot a fake Curacao license claim?

The casino shows no CGA seal, or its seal does not open a certificate on cert.cga.cw An orange seal or a certificate from the sub-licence era presented as a current licence References to the old master licences, Antillephone 8048/JAZ, Cyberluck 1668/JAZ, Curacao Interactive Licensing 5536/JAZ or Gaming Curacao 365/JAZ, as if still valid for new sub-licensees A seal that is a flat image or links to a lookalike validator domain instead of cert.cga.cw A certificate domain list that does not include the casino domain you are actually playing on

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