The Gambling Commission of Curacao Interactive Licensing (CIL) N.V. 5536/JAZ

Curacao Interactive Licensing (CIL) N.V. 5536/JAZ is a master license holder in the Curacao jurisdiction. What does it mean? Online casino licensing in Curacao works very differently from what you can expect in other jurisdictions.

If, let’s say, in Malta or in the UK, the government issues licenses to gambling operators directly, whereas in Curacao there are 4 private companies (called master license holders), which basically serve as 4 separate gambling commissions and are dealing with online casinos (issue licenses, control casinos, etc.)

Learn more about 4 Curacao gambling licenses

So to say, CIL is one of those 4 companies, which was established in 2001, by the way. As a result, when you are dealing with CIL in one way or another, the Curacao government is not directly involved (even though it has entitled CIL to conduct gambling licensing).

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How to verify a CIL license

The verification procedure is very similar to what other 3 master holders have. You need to click on the CIL seal, which can be found at the bottom (footer) of a casino’s website.

Then you will be redirected to the license verification page, which is just a directory of a casino’s website. Unfortunately, CIL does not introduce a centralized verification service (as, for example, Antillephone or E-gaming do).

It means that such a verification page can be easily forged so the verification of a CIL license is basically a waste of time as it proves nothing.

Learn more about the verification process here

How to file a complaint with CIL

CIL is terrible when it comes to how they deal with players’ complaints. There is no complaint section on the official website that can be found on the internet.

The only contact info I have managed to find is this email address:

[email protected]

Is this license safe?

No, this license is terrible when it comes to players’ protection. Not only it is bad by international casino licensing standards, but this is the worst license among 4 Curacao license holders.

As a result, you are basically on your own if you have any disputes with an online casino, don’t expect to get any help from this gambling commission.

Therefore, I would not recommend playing at CIL licensed online casinos unless you have a strong reason to do so or you are 100% sure that a casino is trustworthy (I guess you can never be so sure about CIL casinos).

Types of the CIL license

• Online Casinos

• Sports betting

• Lotteries

• Bingo

Conclusion

Summing up, I would say that playing at CIL licensed casinos is a bad idea. The commission does not introduce any complaint procedure. On top of that, there are no reliable license verification methods so this license can be easily counterfeited.

I am sure, I don’t need to elaborate further, and you understand that playing at CIL casinos is a recipe for disaster.