Jurisdictions
curacao eGaMinG
updates LicensinG
coMpLiance requireMents
there are a variety of reasons and incentives for operators to select the
most ideal jurisdiction in which to obtain a license. We recognize that
many eGaming operators have licenses and companies established in
other jurisdictions and that contributing technical services and functions
are operating from various geographic locations.
C
uracao eGaming has updated its
compliance requirements to address
specialized licensing services that
address the changing landscape of the
eGaming industry
Curacao Compliance officers are ready to
work with you to advise on which eGaming
services you would need to operate under
our authority for compliance purposes. An
example of such services may include control
of specific traffic, data, services, logic, functions
or contributing remote services as outlined in
our Licensing Services Guide. Our technical
compliance services available to accommodate
business requirements and our compliance
requirements include: Co-location, dedicated
servers, and access to our global private
performance network which spans the world
while providing an array of independent
services built upon our globally distributed
private performance platform. Services
available on our Global Private IP Compliance
Network include: Cloud Acceleration, SSL offloading, Content Delivery, Cloud WAFirewall,
Global Load Balancing, Mission critical DNS,
Co-location and Dedicated Servers. Our core
services Data Centre is located in the Curacao
Government Ezone where all International
Sub-Marine Fiber-Optic Cable Systems
terminate to Curacao.
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Curaçao offers only one license type
Operating under a Curacao eGaming License
covers games of skill, randomness and chance
that use telecommunications (phone, Internet,
networks, servers, etc.)
Sports books
Betting exchanges
Online casino games (roulette, blackjack,
slots, etc.)
Live dealing
Peer to peer games (poker, bingo,
backgammon, Mah-jong, etc.)
Mobile phone betting
Fantasy football (or similar)
Financial trading
Pari-mutuel and pool betting
Network gaming
Lotteries
Trivia
Certain spot-the-ball style games
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Important to note is that we offer various special
licensing services. Examples of these specialized
licensing services are applicable to: Operators of
services, Software providers, Network operators,
Providers of services, Common platform operators,
Affiliates, Marketers and White-label operators.
There is no VAT in Curacao. The
consequences of VAT’s throughout Europe can
be a significant factor as to where a corporation