Curaçao Orders Its Crypto Casinos to Screen Wallets and Ban Mixers, With Full Compliance Due in 2027
The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has released its first comprehensive crypto compliance guideline for licensed online casinos and sportsbooks, effective June 2026. The new rules require operators to deploy blockchain analytics, segregate wallets, and prohibit the use of mixing services or acceptance of funds from sanctioned wallets. Operators are also barred from functioning as crypto exchanges.
Under the phased compliance timeline, licensees must file a compliant crypto policy within three months, complete risk assessments and due diligence within six months, and achieve full compliance—including wallet segregation, blockchain analytics, transaction reconciliation, and audit-ready record-keeping—by June 2027. The regulator retains the authority to demand faster action if significant risks emerge.
The guideline mandates operators to screen wallets, risk-score, and monitor transactions at both deposit and withdrawal using blockchain analytics. Crypto may only be accepted for gambling purposes, not as exchanges, custodians, or virtual asset service providers. Fiat-backed stablecoins are preferred, while privacy coins, meme coins, and wrapped tokens of unclear origin must be assessed or excluded. Player, operational, and treasury wallets must be kept strictly separate, with personal or owner-linked wallets prohibited.
This rulebook builds on the broader overhaul initiated by the National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK) in December 2024, which abolished the old master-and-sub-license system and established the CGA as the direct licensing and supervisory authority. Crypto was folded into the standard B2C license rather than creating a separate regime. Previously, wallet disclosure, on-chain monitoring, and rejection of anonymous crypto platforms were already licensing conditions; the new policy provides operational details on compliance.
Curaçao has long been a hub for crypto-native gambling due to its historically light-touch regulation. The new rules significantly raise compliance standards, requiring operators to trace, screen, and segregate every cryptocurrency transaction. This is part of a broader trend across jurisdictions, including the Netherlands and the UK, tightening oversight of offshore and unlicensed gambling markets.