GLD Group / Cyberluck EUR 66,400: Status, Rulings and What It Means for Players

What this case is about

The Gerecht in eerste aanleg van Curaçao (Court of First Instance) ordered GLD Group B.V. and Cyberluck Curaçao N.V. to pay EUR 66,400 in unpaid winnings on 20 March 2023 (CUR202103244, ECLI:NL:OGEAC:2023:297). The claimant is SBGOK, which sued as assignee of a player. The case was filed on 25 October 2021.

The court upheld the deed of assignment, annulled the casino's general terms under art. 6:233 BW because they were never made available to the player, and found a breach of the duty of care.

The player had asked for loss limits and self-exclusion. It belongs to the line of player disputes in Online Casino Refund Litigation in Germany and Austria.

Who is covered

The ruling covers the one player whose claim SBGOK took over. It is representative of the dozens of SBGOK suits in 2022 to 2024 but it is not a class action. Other cases are listed in Gambling Lawsuits in Curaçao.

GLD Group B.V. is the sub-licensee and Cyberluck is the master licence holder. The court held them jointly liable. A parallel judgment of the same day covers dockets CUR202103242 and CUR202103243 (ECLI:NL:OGEAC:2023:296). The master licence holder's wider record is in Cyberluck Curaçao N.V. Lawsuits.

Is there a payout?

No payout exists for players through a claim process in this case. The record shows no fund, settlement or claim form for other players.

The judgment awards money to SBGOK as assignee: EUR 66,400 plus statutory interest from 25 January 2022, NAf 3,000 in extrajudicial collection costs and NAf 7,159.64 in costs of proceedings, jointly against both defendants. That is a judgment between parties, not a distribution. See Class Action Payout Per Person for what gambling settlements actually paid.

What the court decided

As of 14 November 2026 the controlling decision is the first-instance judgment of 20 March 2023, by judge C.E.M. Nootenboom-Lock. R.E.F.A. Bijkerk appeared for SBGOK and A.C. Small for the defendants.

The operative part orders EUR 66,400 (or the NAf equivalent) with interest and costs, jointly. Non-payment of this judgment was the debt on which SBGOK petitioned for Cyberluck's bankruptcy in September 2024. The Gerecht declared the bankruptcy on 21 October 2024, as the case list below records.

Why it matters

The judgment shows that a Curaçao court held the master licence holder jointly liable for a sub-licensee's unpaid winnings. A later Hoge Raad decision of 20 December 2024 (ECLI:NL:HR:2024:1910) in a related SBGOK case reached a similar result on master licence liability.

Winning a judgment and collecting it are different steps. A trustee's first report of 22 January 2025, summarised by NEXT.io, lists claims filed against the bankrupt estate of EUR 256,400 and TRY 2,900,000 from players. See Can You Get Gambling Losses Back for what courts have ordered.

Related cases

• Stichting Belangenbehartiging Gedupeerden Online Kansspelen (SBGOK) v Trigonon Group N.V. (Bahsine) and Cyberluck Curaçao N.V.: master licence holder liable for a sub-licensee's unpaid winnings, Hoge Raad, 20 December 2024.
• bankruptcy declared by the Gerecht in eerste aanleg van Curaçao, 21 October 2024: the bankruptcy of Cyberluck, with trustee mr. C.M. van Liere.

Questions people ask

Who won the case?

SBGOK, the assignee of the player, won. The court ordered GLD Group B.V. and Cyberluck Curaçao N.V. to pay EUR 66,400 jointly, plus interest and costs.

Why were the casino's terms annulled?

The court annulled the general terms under art. 6:233 BW because they were never made available to the player. It also found a breach of the duty of care.

Was the judgment paid?

The record points the other way. Non-payment of this judgment was the debt behind SBGOK's September 2024 bankruptcy petition against Cyberluck.