Read these two points first.
- The Comoros central bank has named the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority as a “fictitious structure”. This comes from a communiqué of the Banque Centrale des Comores, signed at Moroni on 15 June 2022 and posted on the bank’s site on 22 May 2023. It is about financial and banking licences, not gaming licences, and it is from 2022. It still matters, because it is the only statement from a government body of the Union of the Comoros that we could find and open. The bank wrote that it “signale également à la vigilance du public, les structures fictives ci-après, qui prétendent délivrer des agréments de banques et d’établissements financiers en Union des Comores”, and the list that follows includes “Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority, https://anjouanregister.com/”. It adds that it has “déjà saisi les parquets de Moroni, Mutsamudu et Mohéli contre ces prétendues autorités et ces entités offshores”. In English, our translation: it warns the public about fictitious structures that claim to issue bank and financial-institution approvals, and it has already referred these bodies to the prosecutors of Moroni, Mutsamudu and Mohéli (Communiqué de la Banque Centrale des Comores sur l’exercice illégal d’activités bancaires offshores, Banque Centrale des Comores, 2022-06-15, read 2026-10-28).
- The United Kingdom is an excluded territory under the Anjouan licence conditions. The conditions published by the issuer say licensees “must not knowingly target residents of excluded territories, including (non-exhaustively): Australia, Austria, Comoros, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States” (License Conditions, v5, ANJ Management Ltd., October 2026, section 2, read 2026-10-28). An Anjouan licence is therefore not a licence to serve UK players.
This page explains what an Anjouan licence is, what the issuer says about it, and what it does not tell you. It is general information, not legal advice. Content is for adults aged 18 or over.
How we sourced this page
We could not find the text of the Anjouan law in any primary source. The issuer cites the Computer Gaming Licensing Act 007 of 2005, but we found no copy of the Act in an official gazette, a government site or a legislation database. Every result for the text came from licensing agents, law firms or news sites, and we do not use those as evidence. So we do not describe what the Act says.
The facts below come from the issuer’s own website, anjouangaming.com, and its licence conditions document. That site presents itself as the regulator, but it is a .com run through a private company, and we found no statement from the Union of the Comoros that confirms its status. Every fact from it is attributed to it. Treat it as “the issuer says”, not as independent confirmation. Fee schedules, conditions and the register can change, and we read all pages on 2026-10-28.
What an Anjouan licence is, according to the issuer
Anjouan Gaming says its regime “is founded on legislation adopted in 2005, including the Anjouan Computer Gaming Licensing Act” (Overview, Anjouan Gaming, read 2026-10-28). It also says the competent authority is the Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority (AOFA), and that licence administration “is conducted by Anjouan Licensing Services Inc. as the sole authorised administrator and official representative of the Gaming Board.”
Compare the names. The central bank communiqué lists the “Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority”. The issuer’s pages say “Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority”. We have not established that these are the same body, and we do not claim they are.
On legal standing, the issuer points to a private legal opinion. It says an opinion issued on 19 September 2024 and reconfirmed in February 2026, by “a law firm regulated in England and Wales and Quebec, Canada”, confirms AOFA as the lawful gaming authority in Anjouan (International Cooperation and Regulatory Recognition, Anjouan Gaming, read 2026-10-28). The firm is not named, and we could not open the opinion. No source we could open settles the question either way for gaming.
The issuer also says its licences “do not override local prohibitions or regulatory requirements” (same page). In other words, even on its own account, an Anjouan licence does not make gambling legal where you live.
Licence types are two: business-to-consumer (B2C, the operator) and business-to-business (B2B, the supplier) (Licence Types, Anjouan Gaming, read 2026-10-28). Its permitted activities include online casinos, sports betting, poker and bingo, prediction markets, blockchain-based gaming and crypto-enabled gaming.
The public register
The issuer runs a public register, searchable by “licence number, company name, or operational domain” (Verify a Licence, Anjouan Gaming, read 2026-10-28). The full data sits on its licence register page.
We counted the register data on 2026-10-28 with a script. It held 1,251 licence records, all with the status “valid”:
| Licence type on the register | Records |
|---|---|
| B2C | 1,035 |
| B2B | 167 |
| “b2b & b2c” | 27 |
| “b2c, b2b & whitelabeling” | 22 |
| Total | 1,251 |
The issuer lists suspended and revoked licences on separate pages, and those are not in this count. This is a count of licence records on one date, not of companies or casino brands.
A register entry has limits. The issuer’s own disclaimer says inclusion “does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or approval by the Authority” and that it “does not confirm ownership of the domain” (Registry Disclaimer, Anjouan Gaming, read 2026-10-28). So a match on the register shows a record exists. It does not show a casino is safe, or that the site you are on is the licensee’s.
Worked example: BC.Game
BC.Game’s licence is on the register. The record for licence ALSI-202410011-FI1 shows the company Twocent Technology Limited, status valid, type B2C, issued 2024-10-02 and expiring 2027-10-01. The domains listed on that record include bc.game, and several others (register read 2026-10-28).
That tells you what a record can and cannot tell you. It tells you the issuer lists the company and its domains as valid. It does not tell you the issuer is recognised by any government, that BC.Game accepts players from your country, or how it treats complaints. For the UK, the licence conditions above bar targeting UK residents. We do not recommend any site because it appears on this register.
What the issuer’s fees look like
The issuer publishes this fee schedule (Fees, Anjouan Gaming, read 2026-10-28). The figures are the issuer’s, in euros, and we have not converted them.
| Item | B2C | B2B |
|---|---|---|
| Licence issuance (one-time) | €17,828 | €17,828 |
| Annual renewal | €17,828 | €17,828 |
| Additional domain or URL | €500 each | N/A |
The issuer adds that “Fee schedules are subject to periodic review. Applicants should confirm current fees with the Authority prior to submission.” We found no official gazette publication of these fees. Our side-by-side comparison with other regulators is in how much a gambling licence costs.
Player protection under the licence conditions
These are the conditions the issuer published in its October 2026 licence conditions document (v5), read 2026-10-28. We cannot say how well they are enforced.
- Self-exclusion. “Licensees must block players who have requested self-exclusion within 1 working day.” Self-exclusion is handled by each operator. The issuer says it “does not process individual self-exclusion requests”, so there is no single scheme that covers all its licensees. If you self-exclude at one Anjouan-licensed site, other sites are not told. If gambling is causing you harm, see our responsible gaming page.
- Identity checks. Verification must be completed at the earliest of lifetime deposits reaching EUR 3,000 (or equivalent), the first withdrawal request “regardless of amount”, or suspicious activity. Our KYC guide explains why casinos ask.
Complaints: the issuer does not handle them
The issuer’s complaints page is direct: “The Authority does not handle, mediate, or adjudicate player complaints. … Players should not contact the Authority to resolve a dispute.” (Third-party complaint policy, Anjouan Gaming, read 2026-10-28.) The route it sets out has two steps.
- Complain to the operator. Operators must investigate and respond within 30 calendar days. Game-outcome disputes must be filed within 14 calendar days of the session. Account disputes, covering payments, suspensions and bonuses, must be filed within 30 calendar days.
- Go to alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The issuer says ADR is mandatory for licensed operators and that “The operator bears the cost of ADR proceedings.” It lists four approved providers: EGIS ADR, Axion ADR, iGaming ADR and CADRE B.V.
All complaints and ADR communications must be in English. The 14-day window for game-outcome disputes is short, so keep screenshots and dates from the start. Our guide to complaining about an online casino covers the general steps.
What other regulators say
The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) looked at where Swedes gambled outside Sweden’s licence system. In 2024 about 45% of traffic from Sweden to unlicensed gambling sites went to sites claiming a licence from a “third country”. Curaçao alone accounted for 38% and Anjouan for 5%. The regulator judges these jurisdictions to have very low supervision and consumer-protection requirements (Spelinspektionens lägesbild – onlinespel utanför den licensierade marknaden, Spelinspektionen, 2025-03-20; section 2.4.2, our translation from Swedish). That is one national regulator’s view about Sweden. It is not a verdict on any one operator.
What an Anjouan licence tells you, and what it doesn’t
It tells you the issuer lists a company, a licence number and a set of domains. It does not tell you that a government recognises the issuer for gaming, that the Act’s terms are public, that a regulator will take your complaint, or that you can legally play from your country.
Before you deposit anywhere, check the licence on the register, check that the domain you are on appears on the record, and check your own country’s rules. Our guides on how to check a gambling licence, regulator warning lists and Curaçao vs MGA vs UKGC show how. You can also use our casino licence checker for the brands we track.