Curaçao’s Gaming Control Board (GCB) has gone on the defensive, slamming opposition politician Luigi Faneyte’s multiple complaints of corruption and money laundering within the regulator’s new licensing framework (LOK) as “implausible and ridiculous”.

GCB PR and marketing consultant Aideen Shortt told iGB she has filed her own formal complaint with the Attorney General‘s office refuting Feneyte’s multiple claims.

Faneyte has filed a number of complaints over the course of the last few weeks, accusing the GCB’s new-look regulations of being “a money laundering law”, which he claims could cause significant problems for Curaçao and the Netherlands.

He has said the GCB is a front for unregulated transactions and accused the country’s finance minister Javier Silvania of corrupting the licensing process.

Fanayte filed his initial report with the Attorney General’s office on 25 November, claiming that gambling licences have been issued without legal basis, which has led to financial losses.

The GCB issued a public response to this claim on 2 November, providing various details that clarify how licences are being processed and approved under the LOK system.

But Fanayte has continued to defame the regulator and said he has submitted similar complaints with various international gambling regulators, including New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE).

Fanayte is acting as a “mouthpiece”

Speaking to iGB, both Shortt and Mario Galea, who is also consulting for the GCB,...

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