Curaçao probably got into questioning by higher authority and hat to bend the knee. Their new process just added several levels of difficulty and there is no more ease of registration and use. Also operators now need to create and maintain a local office in Curaçao and there are many more processes that follow along too. Imo, big operators might continue but these new requirements might be too difficult for new casinos and sportsbooks to cope with so they'll have to take their business somewhere.
On the flip, Future casinos and sportsbooks that carry the Curaçao license will have fewer scammy operators.
I also think this is likely something related with authorities within Curaçao getting some calls and also getting pressured by regulators from other countries in which it is more difficult for casinos and bookies to get licensed in.
Scammy and shady casinos will always exist, that is not within the scope of discussion, but the fact it will be more difficult for scammy and shady casinos to get licenses will ultimately help for beginners and newbies within the world of gambling not to fall for scams so easily. As there are simply too many people who believe a casino is legitimate because they were granted a license.
Also, we would need to see if there will be some country who will try to capitalize from the new difficulty of getting a Curaçao license and start to issue their own gambling licenses with less restrictions...
