Curaçao to Panama: licensing hubs, local markets, one core.
Licensing hubs and local markets share one basin. Curaçao, Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica are bases from which international brands serve the world; Panama, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Bahamas license play for their own residents. GameBridge runs both on one codebase: crypto-ready international brands with strict country lists, local real-money brands with their own wallets and rails.
Business models that work here.
Crypto-ready under Curaçao
A direct B2C licence from the Curaçao Gaming Authority is the region's international route: BTC, ETH and USDT wallet types next to USD, provably fair Originals, chat and rain, and a geo deny list that counsel signs and the platform enforces.
Learn moreReal-money where licensed
Panama, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Bahamas license local play: deposit and withdraw with fee and net preview, KYC before play, responsible-gaming limits and audit-ready reports, with USD integrated and DOP, JMD or TTD added per licence.
Learn moreSportsbook-led brands
Baseball in the Dominican Republic, football across Central America, cricket in the English-speaking Caribbean: Altenar pre-match and live markets with cashout and free bets, then cross-sell into 3,300+ aggregated titles and Originals from one wallet.
Learn moreWhat is in the box for the Caribbean and Central America.
Regulatory snapshot
- Curaçao's National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK) has applied since 24 December 2024: the Curaçao Gaming Authority issues B2C and B2B licences directly, sublicences have lapsed and local-presence rules apply, with enforcement deferred to April 2027.
- Panama (JCJ) licenses online gaming to a local company with an office, guarantees and a monthly GGR tax; the Dominican Republic (DCJ) licenses online casino and betting under Resolution 136-2024 with a .do domain and local hosting, while a replacement law is before the Senate.
- Costa Rica issues no gambling licence: operators hold a municipal data-processing permit and may not serve residents. Antigua and Barbuda (FSRC) licenses interactive gaming and wagering for international players. Belize has paused new online licences while a 2025 bill creates a single commission.
- Jamaica (BGLC) has authorized a few online licensees pending a full framework; the Bahamas licenses web shops for residents only and bars international-facing sites; Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua have no online licence yet. Country lists, signed by counsel, decide who may play.
Platform readiness
- Country geo allow and deny per brand, MaxMind GeoIP with GPS re-check, restricted-region page
- Crypto or Real Money mode as a brand setting maps the cashier
- ID and selfie verification with liveness; in-house fraud scoring at registration and login; duplicate accounts; risk cases with SLA
- Deposit, loss, wager, single-bet and session limits, reality checks, cooling off, self-exclusion
Local content and payments
- USD wallet type integrated, which covers Panama and El Salvador; DOP, JMD, TTD, GTQ, HNL and CRC wallet types on request
- Card checkout with Apple Pay and Google Pay where acquiring covers the country, connected per market through our payment partners and enabled per brand; SINPE Móvil, Yappy, bank transfers and cash-in partners on request
- BTC, ETH and USDT wallet types integrated, with deposits and withdrawals in stablecoins and 150+ cryptocurrencies; additional crypto networks on request
- Alea aggregation with crash, bingo and scratchcards; Iconic21 live tables; provably fair Originals with an in-browser verifier
- Spanish (Latin America) and English site languages; per-brand CMS, email and SMS templates
Integrated today, on request, or via partner.
Statuses describe the platform today. On-request items are scoped and priced before launch.
How a launch runs here.
- Step 1Choose the route or the market
International brands take a direct Curaçao licence or an Antigua and Barbuda interactive gaming licence; Costa Rica is a corporate base, not a licence; Belize is on hold. Local brands apply to Panama's JCJ, the Dominican DCJ or Jamaica's BGLC. We recommend; regulators decide.
- Step 2Pick the engagement model
White label when GameBridge carries the licence route, entity, acquiring and operations under your brand; Turnkey when you hold the licence. Managed services add CRM, 24/7 support, risk and payments ops.
- Step 3Configure the brand
Crypto or Real Money mode, USD and crypto wallet types, the geo deny list from the licence, Spanish or English site language, ID verification and fraud scoring, RG defaults, content exclusions and the scoped rails.
- Step 4Soft launch and expand
Soft launch with test accounts excluded from reports, then add the next market as a second brand on shared network defaults, typically in days. Licence timing stays with the regulator.
What operators in the region ask.
Is a Curaçao sublicence still valid?
Can an international brand serve players in Costa Rica or the Bahamas?
Do you support local currencies and payment methods?
What does a Dominican or Panamanian licence require from the platform?
Next steps for the Caribbean and Central America.
Regulation, licences and taxes, country by country in Caribbean and Central America
Is online gambling legal, who licenses it, what it costs and how players pay. Each guide is checked against the regulator and dated.
- Antigua and BarbudaRegulated Antigua and Barbuda has licensed international online gambling operators since 1994 through the FSRC's Division of…
- BahamasPartially regulated The Bahamas runs a two-tier market under the Gaming Act 2014: resort casinos serve only non-residents…
- BarbadosRestricted Barbados permits lotteries, horse-race betting and licensed gaming machines under the Betting and Gaming Act…
- BelizeRestricted Belize licenses land-based casinos but has had a moratorium on online gaming licences since June 2025; its Gaming…
- Costa RicaRestricted Costa Rica has no online gambling licence: hotel casinos are licensed, lotteries belong to the Junta de Protección…
- CuraçaoRegulated Curaçao replaced master licences with direct B2C and B2B licences from the Curaçao Gaming Authority under the…
- Dominican RepublicRegulated The Dominican Republic licenses online casino and sports betting through the Finance Ministry's Dirección de Casinos…
- El SalvadorRegulated Since 31 December 2021 the Lotería Nacional de Beneficencia (LNB) has been El Salvador's single gambling regulator…
- GuatemalaRestricted Guatemala has no gambling licence and no gambling regulator: the Penal Code penalizes unauthorized games of chance…
- HondurasRestricted Honduras licenses land-based casinos under a 1977 tourism-era law but has no framework for online gambling; a draft…
- JamaicaPartially regulated Jamaica licenses betting, gaming lounges and lotteries through the BGLC but has no dedicated online gambling law: as…
- NicaraguaPartially regulated Nicaragua regulates casinos and gaming halls under Law 766 of 2011, and only a licensed Category A casino may add…
- PanamaRegulated Panama has regulated online gambling since 2002 through the Junta de Control de Juegos, and Law 527 of May 2026…
- Trinidad and TobagoRestricted Trinidad and Tobago passed the Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control Act in 2021 and created a Gambling Control…
Regulatory summaries are provided for orientation only and are not legal advice. Licensing requirements change; we validate them with you during scoping.