Curaçao regulator will not restore its online gaming portal
Licences stay valid, but the digital seal showing a domain is licensed will be affected; the regulator targets announcing interim arrangements by 9 October.
In brief
- What happened
- The Curaçao Gaming Authority said on 7 October 2026 that its online gaming portal will not return to service and that it is moving to a new platform.
- Why it matters
- Licences and operators' obligations are unchanged, but the digital seal that shows a domain is licensed will be affected until the CGA introduces a replacement.
- Who it affects
- Operators licensed in Curaçao: they must wait for the interim arrangements for licence processing, which the CGA targets announcing by 9 October 2026.
The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) will not bring its online gaming portal back into service, and the service arrangements behind it are ending. The regulator, which licenses online gaming in Curaçao, announced the decision on 7 October 2026.
The regulator said the portal played an important role in supporting the island's online gaming reform since 2024. The announcement does not say when the portal went offline or why it will not return.
The details
- Licences: existing licences and operators' obligations are unaffected, the regulator said. Licensing, compliance and supervision continue "through alternative arrangements".
- Interim solution: it is putting one in place to keep processing licences and other regulatory matters. It targets announcing the arrangements no later than 9 October 2026.
- Digital seal: its availability will be affected. The regulator said it will shortly introduce another way for operators to show that a domain is licensed.
- Breach: it continues to respond to the unauthorised access incident, including containing the data leak.
The announcement does not say how long the interim solution will run or what the new platform will be.
The big picture
The CGA said on 22 September 2026 that an account registered under a false identity had access to the licensing portal from December 2025 until September 2026, and that it had not established what data was taken.
What's next
The regulator says it will give further updates as information becomes available.
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