JILIEVO Curacao License Check: How to Search the Regulator's Register
Copy the company name from a lobby's Terms, open the CGA license register, search the Online gaming licenses document, read the seven columns, then search the enforcement register.
Key facts and contents
- Step 1
- Copy the company name
- Step 2
- Open the license register
- Step 3
- Open Online gaming licenses
- Step 4
- Search the document
- Step 5
- Read the seven columns
- Step 6
- Check the enforcement register
Start at the regulator’s own site, not at the casino’s badge. A Curacao license check takes about five minutes and needs only the company name printed in a lobby’s footer or Terms. These steps sit under our guide to what a Curacao casino license record contains, which also quotes what the JILIEVO lobby’s Terms state.
Before you start the Curacao license check
You need one exact string: the legal name of the operating company. Footers and Terms pages print it, usually ending in N.V. or B.V. The register lists companies, not brand names.
Have these three things ready.
- The company name as printed, copied rather than retyped.
- The company’s registration number, if the Terms print one.
- The date you are checking, because status can change over time.
Step by step: how to check a Curacao license
Follow these six steps in order. Each one is done in the browser.
- Copy the company name from the lobby’s footer or Terms page.
- Open the CGA site (cga.cw) and choose License register from the top menu.
- Under Online gaming, open the document called Online gaming licenses.
- Use the find function of the PDF viewer and search the company name. If nothing matches, search a shorter, distinctive part of the name.
- Read the seven columns for the row you find, as set out in the next section.
- Go back to the register page, open the Enforcement register and search the same name.
Reading the seven columns
The Online Gaming License Registry has seven columns. Its own header states the date it was last updated, so note that date next to your result.
| Column | What to read |
|---|---|
| License number | Begins with the letters OGL or CGA |
| Licensee | The company name: match it to the one you copied |
| Company type | B2C (serves players) or B2B (serves operators) |
| Company registration number | Match it to the Terms where one is printed |
| Issued | The date the entry was issued |
| Expires | The date the entry runs to |
| Status | One of the register’s status values |
What the status values mean
The status values that appear in the registry are Granted, Assessment in progress, Expired and Revoked. The registry document does not define them, so this page defines nothing beyond what the CGA prints. Read the status against the Issued and Expires dates in the same row, and expect the register to move.
The register page puts it this way: the overviews “do not guarantee the current validity of the licenses”, because the licensing status of the entities may vary over time. A row is therefore a record, not a promise.
You cannot find the company name in the document
Search a shorter part of the name, and check the spelling against the footer. Companies appear under their legal names, so a brand name will not match. If the name is still absent, ask the lobby’s live chat for the exact legal name and the license reference it relies on.
Curacao gaming license check: the enforcement register
The enforcement register is the second document to search. The CGA says it currently focuses solely on actions that affect the status of a license, such as whether it has been revoked, suspended or not extended, and that it does not include all enforcement measures. Its columns are set out below.
| Column | What to read |
|---|---|
| License number | Begins with OGL |
| Licensee | Match to the company name you copied |
| Company registration | Match to the Terms where printed |
| Effective from | The date the action took effect |
| Status | For example Revoked, or Not extended by the CGA |
A name in that list tells you the regulator acted on the license. A name missing from it tells you only that no such action is listed in that document. The register also states that it may not always be fully accurate or up to date.
GCB license: why older pages use another name
Older articles speak of a GCB license, after the Gaming Control Board. The regulator is now referred to as the Curaçao Gaming Authority, and its register is headed with that name. Our page on the Curacao Gaming Control Board and its change of name explains the rename, which is why a lobby’s Terms may still say GCB while the register says CGA.
After the check: where the result leaves you
A Curacao entry answers one question, whether the company appears in the Curaçao register and with what status. It does not answer whether the brand may accept players in the Philippines. For that, read PAGCOR’s own published list, and see the background in our page on the PAGCOR internet gaming licensee and Executive Order No. 74.
- Record the register’s date, the row’s status and the Issued and Expires dates.
- Record whether the name appears in the enforcement register.
- Read the JILIEVO casino overview of the lobby’s features to see where the company name sits on the lobby.
- Decide with those records in hand, and keep limits in place whatever you decide.
FAQ
Where do I check a Curacao license?
On the Curaçao Gaming Authority's site, cga.cw, under License register. It links four documents, and Online gaming licenses is the one that lists online operators.
Does a row in the register guarantee the license is valid today?
No. The register page says its overviews do not guarantee the current validity of the licenses, because status may vary over time and no rights can be derived from them. Read the status, issued and expires columns together.
What is the difference between the two registers I should search?
The Online gaming licenses document is the main list of licensees. The Enforcement register lists actions that affect a license's status, such as revoked, suspended or not extended, and the CGA says it does not include all enforcement measures.