Curacao Gaming License Cost Under the LOK: Fees and Deadlines (2026)

TL;DR: Under the LOK, a Curaçao B2C gaming license costs EUR 4,592 to apply for and EUR 47,450 a year to hold: EUR 24,490 to the National Treasury plus EUR 22,960 to the regulator. A B2B supplier license costs the same EUR 4,592 to apply for and EUR 24,490 a year. Each owner with more than 10% adds EUR 150. The figures come from the Curaçao Gaming Authority's fee schedule, version 2.0, dated 15 October 2025, which we read on 11 November 2026. An unpaid annual invoice ends in revocation on day 71.

We run ads and SEO↗ for iGaming operators. We are not a licensing agent. Curaçao's rules changed at the end of 2024, so we went to the regulator's own documents and wrote down what they say now.

What changed with the LOK?

The LOK is the Landsverordening op de Kansspelen, in English the National Ordinance on Games of Chance. The Curaçao Gaming Authority↗ (CGA) states that it came into effect on 24 December 2024, after a phased reform of the online gaming regime that began in November 2023.

The CGA's fee schedule defines two license types:

• Gambling License: the B2C operating license.
• Supplier License: the B2B platform or software license.

Each has a provisional form and an indefinite-term form, with separate license conditions published for all four.

If a platform provider tells you your white label runs under their Curaçao license, ask for the license number and look it up on the CGA's public License Register↗. The CGA also keeps a public Enforcement Register, which is where revoked licenses end up.

How much does a Curaçao gaming license cost?

All figures are from the CGA document "License Fees under the National Ordinance on Games of Chance", version 2.0, dated 15 October 2025, linked from the CGA's online gaming page.

A UBO is a natural person who directly or indirectly holds more than 10% of the shares, voting rights or ownership interests. A Qualified Interest Holder holds at least 10% of the share capital or voting rights.

Smaller administrative fees: EUR 250 to add a main domain to a license, EUR 383 for a certificate application, and EUR 128 per person for a change or addition of a UBO or Qualified Interest Holder.

The document states that every fee is non-refundable, and it carries a warning worth repeating: the amounts "may be modified by national decree". Check the current version before you budget.

What does the first year really cost?

For one B2C site with two owners above 10%, the regulator's fees work out as follows.

Curaçao costs about 2.75 times as much over three years. The Anjouan column uses the figures on Anjouan Gaming's fee page↗ and assumes its issuance fee covers the first year, which that page does not confirm. Our Anjouan gaming license breakdown has the detail.

Two things make the real Curaçao year-one figure different from the table. First, the annual fees are pro-rated for the year of issue, so a license granted in October costs less that year than one granted in February. Second, the table is regulator fees only. A local director, compliance officer, legal work and game testing are all extra, and the CGA does not publish prices for those. To run the numbers for your own case, use our gaming license cost calculator.

When are the fees due?

The schedule is tight, and the CGA spells it out.

• Application fee: invoiced when you submit. Processing "will not commence until the fee has been paid in full".
• First annual invoice: due within 14 days of the CGA notifying the company's local director that the license is granted. The license is not formally granted, and no Green Seal is issued, until it is paid.
• Every later year: payable in full by 15 January. B2C holders receive two invoices at once, one for the Treasury and one for the CGA.

During the first twelve months after the LOK came in, 24 December 2024 to 24 December 2025, approved applicants were invoiced for six months at a time instead of a full year.

What happens if you miss a payment?

Agent pages rarely mention this part. The fee document lays out the collection timeline day by day.

For a new applicant who has been approved but has not paid, approval is revoked and the application rejected on day 57.

There is one more clause to read before you sign anything. If a license is revoked, "whether or not at the request of the license holder", the full fee for the period remains payable. Handing the license back mid-year does not get you a refund or cancel the invoice.

What the license does not give you

Operators often come to us assuming a Curaçao license unlocks advertising everywhere. It does not, and this is where launch budgets go wrong.

Google's gambling and games policy↗ requires advertisers to "apply for certification from Google", to "only target approved countries", and to "hold a valid local license for every region you intend to target". A Curaçao license is not a local license in countries that run their own licensing regime.

One more thing we noticed while reading the CGA site on 11 November 2026: its home page carries press releases dated 17 September, 23 September and 19 October 2026 about unauthorized access to its online gaming portal, and says an interim portal went live on 19 October. If you are mid-application, use the links on the CGA's own site, not ones saved from an older email.

Pick the license with your target countries in front of you, and have a lawyer check each country's rules. Then build the acquisition plan around what is actually allowed. That is our side of the work: see iGaming acquisition at RedClaw.

Not sure you need your own license yet? Many operators start on a white label under a provider's license. Our guide on how to start an online casino compares the routes, and you can ask us for a provider introduction there. The introduction is free for you; a provider may pay us a referral fee.

FAQ

How much does a Curaçao gaming license cost in 2026?

For a B2C operator, EUR 4,592 to apply and EUR 47,450 a year, plus EUR 150 for each UBO and Qualified Interest Holder. For a B2B supplier, EUR 4,592 to apply and EUR 24,490 a year. Source: CGA fee schedule version 2.0, 15 October 2025.

What is the LOK?

The Landsverordening op de Kansspelen, Curaçao's National Ordinance on Games of Chance. The CGA states it came into effect on 24 December 2024.

Are Curaçao license fees refundable?

No. The CGA's fee document states that all fees are non-refundable, and that the fee for the period remains payable even if the license is revoked at the holder's own request.

What happens if I pay the annual fee late?

Reminders go out on days 15 and 29, a suspension notice on day 43, a 21-day suspension starts on day 57, and the license is revoked on day 71 and moved to the public Enforcement Register.

Is a Curaçao license cheaper than an Anjouan license?

No. On regulator fees alone, a Curaçao B2C license costs EUR 47,450 a year against EUR 17,828 for Anjouan.

This article summarizes what the regulator publishes. It is not legal advice. Gambling is restricted or prohibited in many countries, and a license from one jurisdiction does not make a site legal everywhere its players are.

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