Curaçao gambling authority’s integrity questioned following Novatech’s Dutch dispute

A national media outlet in Curaçao has begun to question the country’s gambling regulations following the Netherlandse Loterij’s legal pursuit of Novatech-owned Qbet.

It comes as the Nederlandse Loterij labelled the operator, based and licensed in Curaçao, as “the largest illegal gambling site” in the Netherlands. It also follows a plethora of fines handed out in the Netherlands and across Europe to Curaçao-headquartered operators.

Many Curaçao-licensed firms, like Stake, Santeda International and the aforementioned Novatech, have seen their names crop up in regulatory announcements on multiple occasions. The latter two also operate a myriad of subsidiaries which have either been the subject of fines or scrutiny due to lax security rules or operating in countries where not permitted to.

This has now begun to alarm the country’s media, which has started to raise concerns about the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA). An op-ed in the Curaçao Chronicle, penned by an anonymous author, read: ..