Curaçao

News & Analysis

News In Brief: November 8-November 12, 2021

Curaçao-licensed companies are barred from Dutch online trade group and a politically active online skill company is raided by tax officials in India.

Curaçao 'Licensees' Clog Gambling Blacklists, Rile Regulators

Buccaneering Curaçao-based online gambling companies crowd blacklists all over Europe and Australia, with nearly 40 percent of all blacklisted companies in 18 countries traceable to an address on the Caribbean island.

Curaçao Trying Again To Reform Controversial Licensing System

Under pressure from the Dutch government, Curaçao is preparing a second attempt at reform of its decades-old, much-criticised gambling legislation, VIXIO GamblingCompliance has learned.

Curaçao Court Punishes Master Licensee

A court has ordered master licence holder Cyberluck Curaçao to issue an apology to Xecutive Corporate Management (XCM) after it stopped processing requests XCM made on behalf of its clients' sub-licences.

UK Football Sponsor Row Erupts As TV Doc Calls For Radical Rethink

British football’s complex relationship with betting advertising and sponsorship was in the spotlight again yesterday after fans of Norwich City hit out at the club’s deal with gambling firm BK8.

The move to sign up the Asian-facing firm as its main shirt sponsor, which will significantly bolster the newly-promoted club’s finances, comes amid the UK government review of the 2005 Gambling Act, including assessing regulations around sports sponsorship and advertising at live events.

Research & Reports

Special Report: Gambling in Curaçao

This report provides a general overview of the laws and regulations for online gambling and casinos in Curaçao.