The “brick and mortar” casino industry of Curaçao is regulated by the Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB). To that end the GCB is the designated supervisor and has been mandated the authority to issue, revoke and suspend casino licenses on Curaçao, as well as the accompanying personal licenses. The GCB also has the authority to issue license regulation and guidelines as well as license conditions and requirements.
Licensing
To apply for a casino license, download the Casino License Application Form and the accompanying Personal License Application Forms. After filling out and signing the forms, submit the forms together with all required documentation to the Gaming Control Board.
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GCB Regulation
The casino license contains the requirements regarding the casino business. For clarity, certain subjects are regulated separately in GCB Regulation: these regulations are part of the casino license.
Currently available regulations issued by the GCB:
- Responsible Gaming | GCB-Guideline Responsible Gaming | July 2012
- Sports Betting | GCB-license regulation on Sports Betting | December 2013
- Live Bingo | Regulations for Live Bingo Operations | March 2016
- Card Games / Card Rooms | Regulations for Card Games | March 2016
- AML/CFT | Regulations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism | August 2016
- AML/CFT/ CFP I Regulations for the combating of Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction I May 2024
GCB MICS
Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) are aimed at strengthening the internal control processes of the ”brick and mortar” casinos, and are part of the casino license.
The following MICS are currently available:
- All | Curaçao Minimum Internal Control Standards | October 2010
- Live Bingo | Minimum Internal Control Standards for Live Bingo Operations | March 2016
- Card Games/Card Rooms | Minimum Internal Control Standards for Card Games | March 2016
GCB Technical Standards
The GCB issues technical standards to ensure that only quality products enter the Curaçao gaming market. These standards are based on the open source technical standards issued by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI).
The following technical standards are currently in effect:
- Live Bingo | Technical Standards applicable for the Curaçao jurisdiction GCB-TS-15:Electronic Bingo and Keno Systems | March 2016
- GCB-11: “Technical Standards for Gaming Devices in Casinos”
- GCB-12: “Technical Standards for Progressive Gaming Devices in Casinos”
- GCB-13: “Technical Standards for Monitoring and Control Systems and Validation Systems"