WILLEMSTAD – The GAMRS investigation concludes with a call for a coordinated international response to combat large-scale illegal gambling networks operating under offshore licences, including those issued in Curaçao.
According to the report, enforcement strategies focused solely on blocking individual websites are ineffective against what it describes as a “Hydra-style” network, in which multiple replacement domains are activated as soon as one site is shut down .
GAMRS argues that effective disruption requires cross-border cooperation, targeting not only operators but also payment processors, software suppliers, affiliate networks, and hosting providers that enable illegal gambling operations to persist.
The findings are expected to be of interest to regulators in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, as well as to Curaçao authorities responsible for supervising licensed gaming companies.