Anjouan internet gaming licence (Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority / 'Anjouan Gaming'): what it covers and what it means for players

For players in Great BritainAn Anjouan licence does not allow an operator to offer gambling to people in Great Britain. Remote gambling used in Great Britain needs a Gambling Commission operating licence (Gambling Act 2005 s.33 with s.36(3)/(3A)), and advertising unlicensed gambling is an offence (s.330). The Comoros central bank also says no online gambling licence has been issued on Comorian national territory. How to check a site.

Licence types

B2C internet gaming licence (operators serving players)
B2B licence (critical service/platform suppliers)

What players get

Self-described: operators must offer self-exclusion, deposit/wager/loss/session limits and age checks; self-exclusion requests go to the operator, not the authority.
Self-described: complaints go first to the operator (30-day response), then to an ADR provider approved by the body, paid for by the operator. The body says it does not handle or adjudicate player complaints, and complaints from players in 'excluded territories' are outside the process.
No national self-exclusion scheme, player-fund segregation rule or government-backed ombudsman was found.

How to check a licence

The licensing body runs its own 'Verify a Licence' search (https://anjouangaming.com/public-register/verify-a-licence/) and an interactive website seal. Both are run by the same body that sells the licences, and the Central Bank of the Comoros says these bodies have no legal authority, so a 'valid' result does not show that any national authority stands behind the licence.

Recent changes

2025-12-08: The Central Bank of the Comoros (BCC) warned the public about entities issuing fraudulent approvals, naming the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority/Anjouan Corporate Services among others. It said they are not recognised in the Comoros, have no legal authority to issue licences and cannot act for the Union or any of its islands, and that no online betting, gaming or gambling licence has been issued on national territory.
2025-12-31: ABC News (Australia) published an investigation into licences sold in Anjouan's name (secondary).
2026-06-10: The licensing body said publicly that its licences are not intended to authorise gambling worldwide (secondary: trade press report of a LinkedIn statement).
2026-07-14: The licensing body said it had issued more than 1,650 licences, close to 1,500 of them active (self-reported).

Context

The Central Bank of the Comoros stated on 8 December 2025 that the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority/Anjouan Corporate Services are not recognised in the Comoros, have no legal authority to issue licences for financial or banking activities, and that online betting/gaming licences have not been issued on national territory. It warned against doing business with entities operating under such licences.

ABC News reported that banking laws passed in 2013 and 2015 removed AOFA's status as a recognised regulator, and that a 2023 central bank statement described several Anjouan 'regulators' as fictitious structures (secondary).

The licensing body describes itself as the designated regulator under Anjouan law. Readers should weigh this against the national central bank's position.

Not yet verified

The text of the 2005 Computer Gaming Licensing Act was not found; its existence and content rest on the licensing body's own description.
The 2013/2015 banking laws and the 2023 central bank statement come via ABC News; only the December 2025 central bank communiqué was read first-hand (scanned PDF).
Whether the UK is on the licensing body's list of 'excluded territories' could not be confirmed.
Licence counts are self-reported.

We could not confirm these from a primary source, so we have not stated them as fact.