Anjouan Gambling License 2026

Quick Facts

Topic	Snapshot
Category and scope	Separate B2C/B2B roles, subject to individual conditions
Issuing structure	Anjouan Gaming identifies the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority (AOFA) and the Anjouan Gaming Board. Authority claims require independent verification
Term and renewal	Annual renewal fees published. Confirm certificate validity
Fees and timing	Issuer charges below. No fixed review period published
Company and local arrangements	Confirm eligibility before incorporation
Markets	Country-specific assessment required

These are issuer-published details from the portal, licensing overview and application process.

Business Fit

• May merit assessment: Casino, sportsbook or software projects able to evaluate markets and partners before significant investment.
• Poor fit: Businesses requiring established supervision, automatic EU/UK access, assured PSP acceptance or independently established issuing powers.
• Individual review: White-label, crypto-enabled and mixed operator/supplier models with complex contracts or fund flows.

B2C and B2B Routes

The published categories distinguish customer-facing operations from critical supply.

Role	Category	Scope check
Serves players	B2C operator license	Products, entity, domains and conditions
Supplies platforms, software or technical services	B2B service provider license	Critical functions and technical responsibilities
Performs both	Separate assessment	Entity and approval requirements

Supplier approval does not automatically cover a white-label consumer brand.

Covered Activities

The issuer overview names casino, sports betting and poker for B2C, and critical technology supply for B2B.

• Casino, sportsbook and poker: Confirm each product within the B2C conditions.
• Platform and software supply: Define the B2B functions and customer relationships.
• Bingo, lotteries and prediction markets: Obtain product-specific confirmation.
• Blockchain gaming and crypto payments: Review game mechanics and payment functions separately.
• Affiliates, white labels and payment services: Do not assume automatic inclusion.

Individual license conditions determine the specific scope.

What Gofaizen & Sherle Can Handle

Gofaizen & Sherle supports assessment, Anjouan company formation, corporate documents, application submission and issuer communication. The selected package can add compliance policies, account-opening assistance, supplier onboarding and holding-company formation.

A dedicated consultant coordinates the engagement. Corporate providers perform incorporation work, independent counsel addresses disputed authority and local law, and the issuer decides the application. Post-licensing support covers renewal, reporting and policy updates within the agreed scope.

The issuer-published schedule lists:

Charge	Amount
Issuance, B2C or B2B	€17,828
Annual renewal, B2C or B2B	€17,828
Additional B2C domain/URL	€500 each per licensing cycle

Application fees are described as non-refundable. Confirm payment sequence, due diligence, key-person charges and other third-party costs in the proposal.

Optional work includes business plans, accounting, business-continuity/disaster-recovery plans, IT resources and integrations, compliance-staff recruitment and supplier introductions. Scope and pricing are agreed separately.

Process With Gofaizen & Sherle

1. Assess: The client supplies the model. Gofaizen & Sherle identifies scope and evidence gaps.
2. Resolve: Obtain legal advice and partner feedback before full setup.
3. Prepare: Clients and providers supply records. Gofaizen & Sherle coordinates agreed documentation.
4. Submit: The issuer reviews and requests clarification. Gofaizen & Sherle supports responses.
5. Check readiness: Match any certificate, conditions, domains and register entry, then address market, supplier and payment dependencies.

The published process makes issuance conditional on successful review. Filing support does not guarantee approval.

What is Needed From You?

Start with the business information before commissioning full setup:

• Company structure, shareholders, UBOs, directors and key persons
• Business plan, investment and source of funds
• Products, player countries and domains
• Platform, suppliers and contracts
• Payment methods and player-fund flows
• AML/KYC, responsible-gaming and technical documentation

The filing checklist requests corporate records, ownership chains, identity/address evidence and declarations. Financial statements, bank references and further evidence may be requested.

Regulatory Framework

The portal identifies Anjouan Gaming as administrator, Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority as governing authority and Anjouan Gaming Board as supervisor. These are its own institutional claims.

The claimed Computer Gaming Licensing Act 007 of 2005 requires an authenticated text and assessment of its current force under island and Union law.

Source	Evidence and limitation
Issuer framework	Published procedures and powers claimed by the issuer
2010 IMF assessment hosted by World Bank	Historical offshore-finance findings, not a current gambling opinion
Comoros Central Bank notice, 15 June 2022	Union-level banking warning, not a determination of gambling-license validity
ABC investigation	Independent reporting disputing authority, not a court judgment

Current Status

Issue	Position
Rules, fees and register	Published by the issuer
Public-law authority	Disputed and not independently established by this review
Outstanding evidence	Authenticated legislation and independent legal opinion
Register reliance	Does not establish foreign-market permission or domain ownership

The issuer’s registry disclaimer also limits reliance on entries and excludes confirmation of intellectual-property ownership.

Target-Market Restrictions

Situation	Action before serving players
Local authorization required	Establish the applicable local route
Product or country excluded	Apply access controls and geoblocking
Issuer/supplier restrictions	Check alongside local law
Sanctions or elevated risk	Assess legal and payment exposure
Unclear position	Obtain country-specific advice

The general conditions provide no complete country exclusion list. Obtain application-specific restrictions and check advertising and payments separately.

Ongoing Compliance

Issuer conditions address approved domains, accurate status, key persons, material changes and information requests.

For B2C, published standards cover AML/KYC, monitoring, suspicious-activity reporting, records, game fairness and segregated player funds. Player safeguards include age checks, self-exclusion and limits.

Map B2B obligations to the supplier’s functions and individual conditions. Assign responsibility for renewal and reporting. These are issuer expectations. Statutory duties and reporting destinations require separate legal confirmation.

Suspension and Business Risk

The license conditions describe additional terms, suspension and revocation for non-compliance, including issues concerning status representations, domains and disclosures.

Separate exposure includes target-market enforcement and supplier or payment rejection. Issuer approval does not determine those outcomes.

Banking and Payments

Gofaizen & Sherle assists with offshore corporate accounts and, in the relevant packages, corporate and merchant acquiring applications. Banks, EMIs and PSPs independently assess:

Evidence	Purpose
UBOs, source of funds/wealth	Explain control and financing
Products, countries, authority evidence	Explain the legal and commercial model
Deposits, withdrawals, settlement	Map player funds
AML, fraud and chargeback controls	Demonstrate risk management
Platform and processor contracts	Identify responsibilities

Support includes organizing evidence and assisting with onboarding. Approval is not guaranteed. A Cyprus company does not itself authorize regulated payment services. Assess its functions and partner acceptance before setup, including the effect of the authority dispute.

Taxation

Topic	Required analysis
Gaming tax/Gross Gaming Revenue	Applicable charge or evidenced exemption
Corporate tax	Residence, management and taxable profits
VAT	Treatment of the actual services
External exposure	Staff, owners, player markets, cross-border payments and withholding

Claims of zero Gross Gaming Revenue tax, no corporate income tax or no VAT need current legislation and an independent tax opinion. Incorporation and license fees do not establish exemptions.

Alternatives

Compare equivalent scope, current costs, preparation time, substance, banking acceptance and market permissions.

Route	Framework	Main consideration
Anjouan	Issuer-published B2C/B2B	Authority dispute and partner acceptance
Curaçao	CGA under LOK	Eligibility, category and local requirements
Malta	MGA gaming services and critical supply	Activity, organization and markets
Tobique	TGC’s own framework	Jurisdiction, scope and external recognition

Sources and Verification

Source group	Use
Documents, fees, register	Issuer-published application information
Claimed Act	Authentication and current-force assessment needed
IMF/World Bank and Central Bank sources above	Historical and Union-level banking context
ABC and Le Monde, 4 February 2026	Reporting on the dispute. Full Le Monde article is subscriber-restricted