Curaçao is the foreign gambling jurisdiction Georgian clients mention most often — and, at the same time, the one about which the most outdated information circulates. At the end of 2024 the island activated an entirely new licensing framework: the old offshore regime was replaced by a new national ordinance (the LOK), and the licensing authority swung over to a direct-licensing model. For a Georgian client this matters on two levels. On the first level sits the regime itself — what it actually is, what the process looks like, and what the licence genuinely grants. On the second level sits the layer of Georgian law, which gives the licence holder nothing on the Georgian market while leaving tax and reporting obligations with the person standing behind the structure. This page works through both levels using only facts verified from official sources, and it separately lists what still has to be confirmed with the CGA.
The New Regime That Entered Into Force With the LOK
On 24 December 2024 the new national ordinance — the LOK — entered into force, replacing the old Landsverordening op de buitenlandse hazardspelen (LBH), the ordinance on offshore games of hazard. The reform had been phased in since November 2023, and licensing had in practice already been administered since March 2020 by the Gaming Control Board (GCB) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance; within the new structure the board was rebranded as the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA). For structures operating under the old LBH, transitional provisions apply under article 15.1 of the LOK — though the exact conversion deadlines are not yet officially settled, and this page deliberately treats them as an open question rather than a fact.