Franc Weerwind, Minister of Legal Protection of the Netherlands, defended the timeline for reforming Curacao’s gambling system and noted that the island is moving towards implementing the reforms required by the Dutch government.
The island’s Council of Ministers recently approved a new gambling law that would significantly overhaul gambling from Curacao by replacing the master licensing system with a new licensing body, but Weerwind still faces questions about illegal gambling from Curacao. was doing.
Treasury Minister Javier Sylvania said businesses that fail to meet the new standards will not suffer significant losses, but expects the new rules to raise entry standards and drive some businesses out of the market. Will be done.
The question was more than six months after his predecessor Sander Dekker faced a similar question about the steps the Netherlands is taking to deal with this sector.
In response, Weerwind said the Dutch government is already working to pressure Curacao to update its system. The Netherlands linked certain Covid-19 aids to reforming the online gambling system, demanding greater transparency, true licensing agencies, and operators to comply with local law.
“The Cabinet takes concerns about Curacao’s offer for online gambling seriously,” he said.
“This is a concern in the Netherlands, and above all, why the Curacao National Package contains two steps related to the reform and modernization of the entire gambling sector, especially the online offshore gambling sector,” he said. Told. ..
But he added that the Netherlands could not impose its own rules on the island and instead had to wait for steps to go through the legislative process there.
“Licensing, supervising, and executing both land and online gaming offerings
The possibility of chance lies within the autonomy of the country of Curacao, and therefore
KSA’s jurisdiction. ” “Curaçao Parliament plays a role in the introduction
Laws and Regulations for the Modernization and Reform of Online Game Offerings
chance. “
In addition, he said the Netherlands “provides technical assistance when necessary, if possible.”
Weerwind also discussed Aruba and Sint Maarten, two other foreign constituents that form part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Aruba has a regulator that oversees casinos, and Sint Maarten has no regulator at all, but the minister said, “Both countries have promised to establish a regulator … to oversee the entire gaming sector.” rice field.
“Currently, there is no government concern that the country will not.
You can comply with this measure from the national package, “he added.
