Acquiring a Curacao Online Gaming License, 2024: Comprehensive Analysis of Financial & Procedural Aspects with Costs & Timelines Detailed

This report includes valuable insights into the financial and procedural aspects, including detailed information on costs and timelines associated with acquiring a Curacao license.

Short Insights

• In 2023, Curacao introduced the "Landsverordening op de kansspelen" (Ordinance on Games of Chance) to modernize and regulate gambling legislation;
• As of March 2020, the Gambling Control Board (GCB) has been delegated authority to regulate offshore gambling games and oversee the issuance of Curacao licenses;
• As of 2023, there are 16 companies providing legal services registration and license in the territory of Curacao;
• The license fee is 36,000 ANG or 19,800 USD, payable upon license issuance as per GCB regulations.

Goals and Objectives

• Describe the information about the Curacao license and the issuing regulator.
• Describe the requirements and conditions for obtaining a Curacao license.
• Describe the costs and timelines for obtaining a Curacao license.
• Briefly study the market, find and suggest the following lists:
  • Legal companies offering services for company registration and obtaining a Curacao license;
  • Communication agents and integrators working with the Curacao license;
  • Suppliers and vendors working with the Curacao license;
  • Payment systems working with the Curacao license.

Research Timeline and Data Relevance

The research was conducted in two stages. The first stage, studying the regulator and Open Data Search, took place in December 2023. The second stage, writing the report and partially updating the data from the first stage, took place from the end of April to the end of May 2024.

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Raw and Combined Data

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Terms & Glossary

Terms and abbreviations are used in the document. The comprehensive list of terms is provided in the "Terms and Glossary Appendix".