Curaçao casino data leak exposes thousands of crypto gambling firms after hack

A group of journalists has released the information of thousands of casino operators registered in Curaçao, following last week's disclosure of a cyberattack on the island nation's gambling regulator.

The collection of over 40,000 records includes financial plans, audits, corporate ownership and financing sources from more than 1,000 casinos and gambling companies based in Curaçao.

German journalist Lilith Wittmann states that she and reporters from NDR, NRK, SVT, and Follow the Money examined the gambling sector before they "extracted" approximately 2TB of data from the gambling authorities of Curaçao and Malta.

The group claims to have exhausted all other standard journalistic approaches before turning to the apparent hack, and said they acted "on the basis of an overriding public interest."

Starting today, you can investigate for yourself who owns and operates casinos in Curaçao. I’ve just released part of the data from the Curaçao Gaming Authority.

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— Lilith Wittmann (@LilithWittmann) September 23, 2026

Wittmann's website asserts that the findings reveal "who is behind the thousands of illegal online casinos that entice millions of people in Germany and other countries to gamble."

She adds that it also demonstrates "who profits from this system, where taxes are not paid, and how the illegal gambling industry continues to expand despite government regulation and bans."

Only a week ago, the Curaçao Gaming Authority acknowledged that it had suffered a hack but withheld further specifics in its report.

Observers at the time speculated that the breach would lead to a data dump, like Wittmann's, that would uncover details about crypto casino operators.

Rollbit owner confirmed in leak

Major crypto casinos impacted by the leak include Rollbit, 1xBet, Stake, and Roobet.

X user "halfretired0" used the database to verify that Rollbit's owner — a crypto casino often accused of defrauding its users — is Daniel Dixon, also known as "Lucky."

Dixon has been tied to a 2016 CS:GO incident involving predetermined dice rolls. Halfretired0 had been suspended from X as of the time of writing.

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Details also surfaced concerning a crypto-focused firm linked to George Cottrell, one of Nigel Farage's closest aides.

Tether.bet, operating under the entity GT Holdings B.V., lists Hon Kong Yong as the company's beneficial owner.

Leaked documents show that one funding source for tether.bet came from the $3.7 million sale of Yong's London apartment to Peter A. Fanconi, chairman of BlueOrchard Finance.

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Yong was reportedly instrumental in helping Cottrell — who is alleged to have operated under a false identity at the time — gain entry into a corporate finance network within the City of London.