{"id":13452,"date":"2023-08-03T11:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T11:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=13452"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T11:37:28","slug":"australian-watchdog-wants-curacao-to-stop-licensees-from-offering-services-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/australian-watchdog-wants-curacao-to-stop-licensees-from-offering-services-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"ACMA Wants Cura\u00e7ao To Stop Licensees From Offering Services in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/australian-communications-and-media-authority-and-curacao-gaming-authority.jpg\" alt=\"Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and Cura\u00e7ao Gaming Authority\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13454\" title=\"ACMA Wants Cura\u00e7ao To Stop Licensees From Offering Services in Australia\" \/><strong>Summary<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ACMA officials recently met with its Cura\u00e7ao counterparts to discuss the country\u2019s new gambling regime<\/li>\n<li>ACMA previously reported that dozens of Cura\u00e7ao-licensed operators have been targeting Australians<\/li>\n<li>The issue will be addressed under upcoming changes to the country\u2019s gambling laws<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cura\u00e7ao authorities will take into account violations committed by its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/continents\">licensed operators in other jurisdictions<\/a> as a new licensing regime takes effect in the country by the end of 2023. <\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed during a recent meeting between representatives of the <strong>Australian Communications and Media Authority<\/strong> (ACMA) and Cura\u00e7ao government officials.<\/p>\n<h2>Violations by Cura\u00e7ao Operators Will Be Looked At<\/h2>\n<p>Back in May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/acma-alerts-curacao-over-illegally-offering-online-gambling-services\/\">ACMA notified Cura\u00e7ao<\/a> through its <strong>Finance Minister Javier Silvania<\/strong> about the illegal practices conducted in Australia of over 90 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/au\/legal-australian-online-casino-sites\">online casino sites<\/a> licensed in the Dutch country. The said operators have continued to offer their services to Australians despite being warned by ACMA that their activities violate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.au\/Details\/C2022C00063\">Australia\u2019s Interactive Gambling Act<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the sites even go as far as using Australian slang or iconic animals native to Australia in their marketing material and business names in a deliberate attempt to target domestic players. In early June, ACMA officials held a meeting with officials from Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s gaming regulator to discuss the contraventions as well as the new gambling regime in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to ACMA, Cura\u00e7ao officials confirmed that contraventions by operators in other countries including Australia will be among the factors that authorities will consider when granting new licenses as part of the country\u2019s new gaming laws.<\/p>\n<h2>Major Changes to Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Gaming Regime on the Way<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/worldwide-gambling-licensing-authorities\/government-curacao\">Cura\u00e7ao<\/a> has one of the most liberal gaming regimes in the world, with operators able to obtain a license with minimal requirements and low costs. Loose oversight of the industry means the licensing process and gaming operations are not well-scrutinized. The government is aiming to change this by introducing a major overhaul of the system. <\/p>\n<p>A new gaming regulator named the <strong>Cura\u00e7ao Gaming Authority<\/strong> will be established, tasked with supervising the sector. Additionally, the government will issue B2C and B2B licenses for operators and will implement higher licensing fees. <\/p>\n<p>The existing system involves the issuance of master licenses and sub-licenses. At the moment, only four entities are holding master licenses. However, these master license holders are authorized to issue sub-licenses to several operators on their own terms. Many of these operators have been targeting Australian customers. <\/p>\n<p>Under the new changes, existing sub-license holders must apply for a fresh license to continue operating. ACMA was told during the meeting that the operators will be required to have in place dispute resolution mechanisms for affected players, including Australians. The master license holders will also receive a list of operators with contraventions in other countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: ACMA officials recently met with its Cura\u00e7ao counterparts to discuss the country\u2019s new gambling regime ACMA previously reported that dozens of Cura\u00e7ao-licensed operators have been targeting Australians The issue will be addressed under upcoming changes to the country\u2019s gambling laws Cura\u00e7ao authorities will take into account violations committed by its licensed operators in other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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