Curacao Online Gambling License

Updated: 2025

Curacao is one of the islands that make up the Dutch Caribbean (formerly known as the Netherlands Antilles). It is the oldest regulator of e-gaming and, as such, is a relatively well-known online gambling regulator.

Any gaming establishment that displays the Curacao eGaming license on its website has successfully completed the first phase of the verification process. After that, the Curacao authorities conduct regular audits to ensure that the establishment maintains the standards necessary to retain the eGaming license.

Many gaming companies have chosen Curacao as their home base, lured by the jurisdiction's friendlier tax climate and relatively quick, cheap and easy licensing process. Curacao levies only a scant 2% tax on net profits, and it throws up few obstacles for would-be operators trying to get in. If you have the cash to pay for a casino and the necessary permits, and if you can point to some sort of humanoid verification of the existence of your online gambling operation, you're pretty much a shoo-in.

Advantages of a Curacao eGaming License

It costs 60,000 ANG (approx. $34,000) to set up a "master" gaming license in Curacao. After that, the Curacao government and the license holder negotiate the terms and costs. For the first 2 years of operation, the recurring fees for this license are 10,000 ANG (approx. $5,600) per month.

Individuals who hold a master license have the ability to grant sub-licenses to anyone they wish. A sub-license almost always carries with it most of the charms and warm fuzzies of a master license. But the charmed life of a sub-licensee comes with a catch: the master license holder is ultimately responsible, in a legal sense, for the activities of all sub-licensees.

A number of master licensees offer package deals to new entrants to the gaming industry. These packages include a sublicense of their master license and a variety of other services critical to running a gaming operation — in fact, everything that those other service providers would (and may already be) providing, but at a more economical price than buying each service individually. Not all of the services may be up to par, however, so due diligence is still important.

Curacao's gambling legislation is also something that attracts many people to the jurisdiction. There is only one type of license that covers all forms of gambling. You can do it all: run a casino, accept bets, or operate a poker site, and only need this one license to do it legally.

Obtaining a license in Curacao is much less complex and takes much less time than dealing with the UK Gambling Commission or most other licensing authorities. Both agents and applicants prefer Curacao because of its decentralized, corporate-controlled government. This structure allows for a much more efficient path to obtaining a license.

In addition to licensing and regulation, Curacao eGaming provides technical and financial support to the online gaming industry. Some of these services include dedicated services, private cloud server solutions, international finance and assistance with other facets of running an online casino.

The main disadvantage of a Curacao license is that it is not highly valued. Anyone who can put together a decent online gambling site and has some money can get one. And as far as I know, it is no more expensive or difficult to get than in Curacao. However, it seems to me that there are many more disreputable online gambling sites in Curacao than in places with a similar level of professional sobriety, such as the UK.

Disadvantages

Those who gamble know all too well that licensing requirements in places like Curacao are not nearly as stringent as in more reputable gaming jurisdictions. Casinos waving a Curacao license have appeared and disappeared with alarming regularity; some have made off with their customers' money and simply vanished. According to Curacao's own statistics, there are approximately 400 licensed gambling establishments. From a player's point of view, almost none of those licenses are worth the paper they're printed on, making those 400 a pretty poor return on investment.

Of course, there are many safe and reputable gambling sites that are licensed in Curacao. This is a legal and safe place to set up an online casino. The thing is, a Curacao-based casino has to earn its trust and build its reputation the same old fashioned way that all casinos built their trust and reputation before the internet existed. A Curacao license is not a fast track to trust.

If you run into licensing problems or have specific questions that aren't answered here, don't hesitate to contact them. They have a very clear method of communication, either by phone or email. Their website is also a very good source of information if you want to know more about them. Here are their contact details:

If you have any licensing issues or specific questions that are not answered here, feel free to contact them at any time. They provide a fairly straightforward means of communication via phone or email. To gather any additional information about what they do, their website serves as a great source of information as well. You'll find all of their contact information right below:

• Website: http://www.curacao-egaming.com/
• E-Mail: [email protected]
• Phone: +5999 465 1134