title: Costa Rica — Outlook: What is coming? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/costa-rica/outlook/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Costa Rica](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/costa-rica/) Outlook Costa Rica · Question 11 of 11 # Outlook: What is coming? Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Costa Rica report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/costa-rica/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Costa Rica (CR) | |---|---| | Regulator | No dedicated gambling regulator (Ministerio de Hacienda / Municipal Patent Regime) | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer The hub model is under pressure from FATF/AML typology exposure, host-country regulator action, and accelerating PSP and correspondent-bank de-risking. CR has periodically discussed a proper licensing framework (a 2013 draft control board with a 0.5% GGR levy plus a 5% crime levy and USD 50,000 annu… ## Full section analysis The hub model is under pressure from FATF/AML typology exposure, host-country regulator action, and accelerating PSP and correspondent-bank de-risking. CR has periodically discussed a proper licensing framework (a 2013 draft control board with a 0.5% GGR levy plus a 5% crime levy and USD 50,000 annual fee) but nothing has been enacted. Relative to regulated alternatives such as Malta or Curaçao, CR's attractiveness is declining.