A plain-English guide to
Curaçao licensing.
Curaçao Gaming Index explains how online gaming is licensed in Curaçao — what the rules are, how to read a license number, and how to check that a license is real.
Curaçao licensing is genuinely confusing.
The regulator’s name has changed, the license format has changed, and most casinos still display old numbers from a system that no longer issues them. Players and reviewers run into a /JAZ or OGL number in a footer and have nowhere clear to look it up. This site closes that gap: it explains the 2024 reform, the GCB → CGA transition and the old and new number formats in language anyone can follow.
Explain the regime
The LOK reform, license types and fees, and the AML/CFT obligations — without the jargon.
Decode license numbers
A free tool that reads both the new OGL format and the old /JAZ master numbers.
Make the register usable
The authority’s published operator register, presented as a searchable directory.
Point you to the source
Every page sends you to the official register to confirm anything that matters.
How we source information
The guides are built from the Curaçao Gaming Authority’s own published material — its license register, the post-reform policies, and the licensing framework introduced under the LOK — alongside the reported figures widely cited by licensing advisers, which we label as reported rather than official where appropriate. The operator directory is a point-in-time snapshot of the authority’s published register; license status can change at any time, so we always direct you to confirm the live record yourself.
Who this site is for
Mostly people trying to make sense of a license they have already run into. A cautious player who spotted a number in a casino footer and wants to know whether it means anything. A reviewer or journalist writing about a Curaçao-licensed operator who needs the regime described accurately. Someone in the industry checking how the new framework differs from the old master-license model. What ties them together is that they are verifying, not looking for somewhere to gamble — so the site stays a neutral reference and never recommends operators or sends you off to play. If that is what you came for, you are in the right place.
How to use this site
If you already have a license number in hand, start with the license-number decoder to read its format, then follow the verification steps to confirm it on the authority’s register. If you want the background first, the guide walks through the reform, the regulator and the number formats in order. Most visitors only need the decoder and the verification steps — the guides are there for when you want the fuller picture.
Our approach to accuracy
We aim to describe the framework as it actually stands. Figures that come from licensing advisers rather than the authority are labelled as reported, every page carries a last-updated date, and each one points back to the official source so you can confirm anything that matters. When the rules change — and Curaçao’s have changed a great deal lately — we update the guides rather than leave a stale page in place. If you find something out of date, telling us is the fastest way to get it fixed.
Where the official information lives
Licensing, verification and the authoritative register are handled by the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) at cga.cw. This site is a guide to that framework — for issuing or confirming a license, the authority is always the final word.