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Regulator checks in Curaçao found problems at casinos, but still recommended keeping licenses
🔹Hacker Lilit Wittmann published an investigation into the work of the Curaçao gambling regulator. According to her, over nine months she had access to the CGA’s internal system, where she reviewed operators’ applications, inspection results, and staff correspondence. The documents show that inspectors were aware of the legal risks of certain casinos operating in specific countries, but did not always consider that a reason to deny a license.
🔹A significant portion of inspections are carried out by private contractors. Maltese Random Consulting checks documents and company owners, while Cypriot HSJ Consult assesses the possibility of issuing a license and the conditions for the operator. The final decision is made by CGA management based on these recommendations.
🔹As an example, Wittmann cites Just Entertainment. Inspectors noted the transfer of 350 domains from another company without notifying players, as well as questions about funding. The domain issue was proposed to be resolved only after the license was issued, at the ongoing supervision stage. In the end, the operator was recommended to retain the license.
🔹Other documents also questioned the use of AskGamblers for resolving disputes with players. The reason was that the service simultaneously had advertising relationships with the operator. Inspectors believed that such a model could call into question the independence of complaint resolution.
🔹The investigation separately addresses the possibility of automatically adding alternative casino domains to the CGA system. Wittmann believes this could make it easier to circumvent blocks, since a new address would receive licensed status without a separate manual decision by an employee. Among the examples she mentions are additional domains of Platincasino.
🔹Wittmann stated that the CGA did not provide substantive answers to her questions. The regulator said it detected unauthorized access to its portal and opened an investigation into the incident.
🔹Earlier, as part of the Casino Secrets project, Wittmann also published materials about the declared owners of operators Stake, 1xBet, and Blaze, as well as about possible links between SOFTSWISS and a network of offshore casinos. 23 in September she released part of the documents from the CGA internal system. The Casino Secrets website offers a search by company names and casino domains.
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