The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) is being investigated by local prosecutors, NEXT.io understands.

In a formal letter dated 27 November 2025, The Curaçao and Sint Maarten Financial Supervision Board (Cft) appears to have confirmed the country’s gambling regulator is under scrutiny.

The letter, written by Cft chairperson Lidewijde Ongering and seen by NEXT.io, said: “Cft understands that the Public Prosecution Service is conducting an investigation into the CGA. The CGA is responsible for implementing the LOK. The Cft is closely monitoring developments and will discuss these matters with the relevant officials.”

Local media Antilliaans Dagblad reported that the Criminal Investigation Cooperation Team (RMT) has been assigned to the case, which features investigators from both Curaçao and its surrounding islands and the Netherlands.

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Island sources told NEXT.io that rumours have persisted for some time that an investigation was in the works, although it has not been confirmed until now.

The Cft did not specify why the regulator is under investigation, while NEXT.io understands the CGA has not been officially approached by the public prosecutor.

The letter further states: “Integrity within the government and government entities is an essential component of sound financial management and therefore a priority for the Cft.

“Recent media reports on potential integrity concerns within the CGA and the Tax Collector underscore the need for further clarity on this matter.”

The news follows responsibility for gambling regulation passing to the Ministry of Justice from former finance minister Javier Silvania, who resigned in mid-October amid a corruption scandal.

The CGA has been charged with implementing the LOK, the landmark shake-up of the country’s offshore gaming sector, which remains among the largest such jurisdictions in the world.

Silvania had reportedly been pushing for several civil servants to be sacked but had proved unable to receive support for the move among his fellow ministers, including head of the Tax Receiver’s Office Alfonso Trona.

The matter came to a head after a leaked audio of the two arguing was publicly circulated that saw both make threats of exposing the other for being corrupt.

This isn’t the first time Curaçao bodies responsible for overseeing the country’s vast offshore gambling system have faced allegations of wrongdoing.

For example, opposition politician and academic Dr. Luigi Faneyte filed a 400-page report last year, which made serious allegations against Silvania and senior figures involved in the reform process.

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