This Portal is intended for:

1.    the application for an online gaming license pursuant to the National Ordinance on Offshore Games of Hazard (Landsverordening buitengaatse hazardspelen, P.B. 1993, no. 63) (NOOGH) by operators that wish to acquire an online gaming license directly from the Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB), and

2.    the registration of operators, in practice called sub licensees, that are currently offering online gaming in Curaçao on the basis of a contractual agreement with an existing license holder and that wish to acquire a Curacao online gaming license under current or future Curaçao law.

Any legal entity that has been incorporated under the laws of Curaçao, has its registered office in Curaçao who wishes to apply for an online gaming license under the newlaw (LOK).

No. The registration is completely free of charge.

No. Registrations as such will not be handled as an application or request for any kind of privilege, license or authorization.

The process of registering as sub-licensees is now offically closed. All operators must apply for a gaming license with the GCB.

Yes. The GCB may, in its sole discretion, terminate the account or deny access to all or any part of the Portal, without prior notice if a user or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents engages in any conduct or activities that the GCB in its sole discretion believes violate any of these terms of use or local or foreign law, or is otherwise inappropriate for continued access.

The terms of use regarding this Portal can be found here, terms.

The portal is open for registration.

The LOK became effective on December24, 2024. The GCB is working on its implementation. The application process shall re open once the new forms are available.

The applicant for the license must be a legal entity that has been incorporated under the laws of Curaçao and has its registered office in Curaçao.

Only applicants that do the following critical activities are eligible for a license:
•    Player management: registration and verification of players, and
•    Funds management: engaging in financial transactions, manage players' funds (deposit and withdrawals), and create bonuses or other incentives.

Conditions will be attached to the license that apply to all holders of a license. These can be found here. Specific conditions that apply to individual license holders due to specific circumstances may be attached to the license.

The terms of use regarding this Portal can be found here.

Within the handling of the license application, the GCB will focus on:

1.    the integrity of the applicant, its ultimate beneficial owners , its holders of a qualifying interest , its statutory directors, its managing directors and its compliance officers;

2.    the financial integrity of the applicants organization;

3.    delivery channels and their accessibility from the players’ standpoint.