Curaçao.
Curaçao's regulator is the Curaçao Gaming Authority.
Our published timeline is 3–6 months.
Curaçao is one of 17 mid-track jurisdictions we cover, and one of 6 in the offshore group.
Curaçao at a glance.
The Curaçao gaming licence is issued by the Curaçao Gaming Authority. It covers casino, betting, live, poker and crypto. The licence fee is €47,450 a year (B2C, Treasury + CGA). On our published timeline the process takes 3–6 months. Local substance is required (company, office, director, MLRO); the Article 5.12 deadline is 1 April 2027.
Curaçao Gaming Licence
The all-in-one offshore B2C licence under the new Curaçao Gaming Authority (LOK).
- Licence fee€47,450 / yr (B2C, Treasury + CGA)
- Timeline3–6 months
Figures are the current published cost and timeline for a clean file. We confirm both in writing before you commit.
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Every Curaçao guide.
17 guides, newest first.
- Curaçao CGA Portal Leak: What Operators Should Do Now
A researcher sat in the CGA licensing portal for nine months; trade press says more than 40,000 files were published. What the CGA says and what to do now.
- Curaçao Gaming Authority Faces a Governance Probe
Curaçao's gaming regulator is commissioning an independent review of its deal with the consultancy behind its gaming reform. What operators should do now.
- Curaçao's T&C Deadline: What B2C Operators Must Rewrite
Curaçao B2C licensees must align player terms to the CGA's April 2026 T&C guideline by 8 October. What the rewrite must cover, and the risk of missing it.
- Curaçao Wind-Down Rules: Six Weeks Is Not Six Weeks
The CGA has published how licence holders must wind down. Read closely and the six-week window is not trading time — revenue stops on day one. What operators should do before the letter arrives.
- Curaçao Substance Deadline Pushed to April 2027
Curaçao's Minister of Justice moved the local-staffing deadline to 1 April 2027. Here's what operators should do with the extra time.
- Curaçao's New Gaming Regime (LOK & CGA): What Changed
Curaçao replaced its old master/sub-licence model with direct licensing under the National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK) and the new Curaçao Gaming.
- Curaçao Gaming Licence Check & Validation: 2026 Guide
Check a Curaçao gaming licence in 2026: the CGA register is four PDFs with no domain field, and the digital seal went down with the portal on 7 October.
- Curaçao Crypto Gambling Licence 2026: Run a Crypto Casino
How to run a crypto casino under a single Curaçao B2C gaming licence in 2026 — why crypto and fiat rails both work, the VASP distinction.
- Curaçao B2B Gaming Licence in 2026: The Supplier Permit
Under the LOK, suppliers that materially affect outcomes or compliance need a Curaçao B2B gaming licence. We explain the test, the €24,490 fee and timing.
- Curaçao vs Anjouan Gaming Licence (2026): A Head-to-Head
Curaçao vs Anjouan gaming licence in 2026: €47,450 with real local substance against €17,828 and live in weeks. Which fits your model, by cost.
- Curaçao Sub-Licence to Direct Licence: 2026 Transition Guide
The Curaçao master/sub-licence model is closed. Here's how existing sub-licensees move to their own direct CGA licence in 2026 — substance.
- Curaçao Gaming Licence: Countries You Can Operate In (2026)
A Curaçao licence reaches markets with no gambling regime of their own, and none that has one. 19 regulated markets named, with the authority that shuts each.
- Curaçao Gaming Licence Requirements in 2026
Curaçao gaming licence requirements under the LOK: a local company and resident director, CGA checks on every UBO, a €47,450 annual fee, 3 to 6 months.
- Costa Rica vs Curaçao Gaming Licence (2026): Head-to-Head
Costa Rica vs Curacao gaming licence in 2026: a ≈$7,000 data-processing set-up plus Law 9050 tax against a €47,450 CGA licence with substance.
- Curaçao Gaming Company Structure: The 2026 Setup
How a Curaçao-licensed operator is actually structured in 2026 — the local Curaçao company, the CGA licence on top, and the Cyprus payment agent.
- The Curaçao Casino Launch Checklist (2026)
How to launch a Curaçao casino in 2026 — an end-to-end checklist covering every phase from local company and substance to CGA licence, payments and go-live.
- Curaçao Gaming Licence Cost in 2026: The Real Number
What a Curaçao gaming licence actually costs in 2026 — the €47,450 annual fee, the €4,592 application fee, why year-one is higher.
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