WILLEMSTAD – A website presenting itself as a Curaçao-licensed crypto casino has been reported to the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) after allegedly using the name of YouTube personality MrBeast to lure users with a supposed $2,500 giveaway and then demanding a $150 deposit before allowing withdrawals.
Curaçao Chronicle was copied on the complaint sent to the CGA and has reviewed screenshots of the interaction with the website, identified as Rollyx.cc. The material raises serious questions about the site's claims that it is licensed and regulated in Curaçao.
The complaint was submitted by a tourist who said the scheme began with what appeared to be an Instagram post from MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson and who has one of the world's largest social-media audiences.
The purported promotion claimed that users could receive $2,500 by visiting Rollyx.cc, creating an account and entering the promotional code “BEAST.”
The message created a sense of urgency by claiming that the social-media post would be deleted within an hour, although the promotional code would remain active for several days.
According to the complainant, following the instructions resulted in an account being created showing a balance of $2,500.
The problem began when an attempt was made to withdraw the supposed funds.
The complainant told the CGA that the withdrawal process requested personal and financial information, including a name, date of birth, bank information and card details. The person said a temporary card with no available balance was used while testing the website.
The site then allegedly blocked the $2,500 withdrawal and demanded that at least $150 be deposited in a single transaction to resolve what it described as an “Account verification error.”
Screenshots reviewed by Curaçao Chronicle show a support agent identified as “Olivia” repeatedly telling the user that the payment was required before the account could be activated.
The support agent claimed that the $150 deposit was a “standard security measure” and would be credited to the account, after which both the deposit and the supposed $2,500 balance could immediately be withdrawn.
When challenged about the legitimacy of the requirement, the agent specifically claimed that Rollyx was licensed by the Curaçao Gaming Authority and that the procedure was necessary to comply with Curaçao gaming regulations.
The screenshots show the user repeatedly refusing to send the additional money and asking which regulator and regulation required such a deposit.
The support agent did not identify a specific provision of Curaçao law. Instead, the responses repeatedly referred generally to “Curaçao Gaming regulations” and the casino's own internal security protocols.
When the user asked to speak to a human manager, the support agent replied that she was the only point of contact for support and that no managers or supervisors were available to speak directly.
The complainant also questioned whether “Olivia” was an automated or artificial-intelligence-based chatbot. The agent responded that she was a “real person.”
The exchange continued to return to the same demand: a single payment of at least $150 before the supposed $2,500 could be withdrawn.
Curaçao Chronicle has independently searched publicly available information from the Curaçao Gaming Authority. The CGA states that under the National Ordinance on Games of Chance, which entered into force on December 24, 2024, it is the authority responsible for licensing and supervising Curaçao's online gambling industry.
The CGA's regulatory objectives specifically include preventing fraud and other illegal activities, protecting players and ensuring payment of winnings. The authority says online gambling offered in or from Curaçao must be conducted in a safe, responsible, transparent, verifiable and reliable manner.
Curaçao Chronicle could not independently verify through searches of publicly accessible CGA information that Rollyx.cc holds a Curaçao gaming license. This does not by itself establish that the website is fraudulent, and the CGA has not yet issued a determination regarding the complaint.
However, the regulator maintains a public license register through which the licensing status of operators can be checked.
The CGA has also recently warned about websites falsely claiming Curaçao authorization. In a public warning issued on June 26, 2026 concerning another website, the regulator explained that a legitimate CGA authorization seal should link directly to an official certificate hosted on the CGA's own certificate domain. In that case, the authority warned consumers not to provide personal or financial information to an unauthorized operator.
Under the current system, approved consumer-facing domains are associated with a Certificate of Operation, while the CGA's dynamic authorization seal links users directly to the official certificate. The authority also states that a seal must not be displayed until a license has formally been issued and confirmed.
The complainant has asked the CGA to investigate Rollyx.cc and determine whether its claims of Curaçao licensing are legitimate.
Of particular concern is the alleged use of MrBeast's identity. The complainant argued that his enormous popularity, including among younger audiences, could substantially increase the potential reach of such a promotion.
The screenshots provided to Curaçao Chronicle also show the website's support representative claiming that any association with prominent figures such as MrBeast was “fully authorized.” Curaçao Chronicle has not independently verified any relationship between MrBeast and Rollyx.cc, and the material supplied with the complaint does not establish that MrBeast authorized the promotion.
The complainant said the suspected scheme has also been reported to the FBI.
Curaçao Chronicle is withholding the identity of the complainant but has reviewed the correspondence sent to the Curaçao Gaming Authority and the screenshots documenting the interaction with the website.
At the time of publication, there was no determination from the CGA confirming whether Rollyx.cc is licensed, unauthorized or operating fraudulently. Curaçao Chronicle has therefore described the matter as a suspected scam pending further investigation.
The case nevertheless puts renewed focus on the importance of Curaçao's new gambling regulatory framework, particularly when websites claim the island's licensing jurisdiction while soliciting cryptocurrency, payment-card details and other sensitive information from consumers around the world.
The official Curaçao Gaming Authority license register allows consumers to check operators claiming to hold a Curaçao gaming license.