Elevating the operational excellence of the Curaçao gaming industry in all relevant aspects requires the actors to have ready access to knowledge, experience and new ideas.

To that regard, the GCB strives to regularly organize or host relevant conferences and workshops, on both the local and international level, with topics varying from AML/CFT to gaming regulation and responsible gaming.

Please click here to explore past and upcoming events.

Since May 15, 2010, the Curaçao Gaming Control Board is tasked with the supervision on compliance of the local casino industry with the international standards for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). As of February 2019, this supervision covers the entire Curaçao gaming industry.

The GCB actively participates in the National Committee on Money Laundering (Commissie Inzake het Witwassen van Geld, CIWG) and in the Commission on the duty to report unusual transactions (Commissie inzake de Meldingsplicht Ongebruikelijke Transacties, CIMOT).

In addition, the GCB is part of the regular periodic AML/CFT Supervisors meetings, together with FIU Curaçao and the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

The GCB actively participates in the ongoing National Risk Assessment (NRA) that will determine the AML/CFT-risk profile of Curaçao. It will also include prioritization of the necessary steps that should be taken to mitigate or minimize these risks prior to the 4th Mutual Evaluation of Curaçao by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in the 4th quarter of 2022.

The gaming industry is constantly renewing itself at lightning speed, making gaming regulation a complex endeavor that requires specialized knowledge that needs to be kept up to date. Relevant memberships are therefore indispensable for a gaming regulator. Memberships that give access to sources of knowledge and networking are indispensable for a gaming regulator and offer as an added value the opportunity to learn through peer experience.

The Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) is a member of among others:

• the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR),
• the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA),
• the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG),
• the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG), and
• the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

The Gaming Control Board (GCB) and Fundashon pa Maneho di Adikshon (FMA) have introduced a self-exclusion program for casino patrons who wish to (temporarily) stop gambling at the casino, f.i. because they realize that their gambling behavior is harming themselves and most probably the people they love. Anybody who wishes to exclude themselves from the casino, can apply for self-exclusion registration.

In support of the decision to self-exclude, the Curaçao casinos are required to take the necessary steps to prevent the registered person from gambling at their casino.

The effectiveness of the self-exclusion program is dependent on a collective effort of the registered person, the casino sector and the regulator. Self-exclusion in itself does not work without proper treatment and guidance. For professional guidance and treatment of gambling addiction, please contact:

Fundashon pa Maneho di Adikshon (FMA).
Address:         Oosterbeekstraat 11, Shèr Asil
Telephone:    +599 9 461-5977
Email:               [email protected]
Website:          www.fma-curacao.com
Office hours:   8.00 am - 12.00 pm and 13.00 pm - 17.00 pm

Self exclusion forms are available in Papiamentu, Dutch and English.