Anjouan licence
A gambling licence issued on Anjouan, an autonomous island of the Comoros, popular with crypto casinos and subject to criticism.
Anjouan is one of the autonomous islands of the Union of the Comoros. Its gaming regulator issues online gambling licences, and in recent years many crypto casinos have obtained them, often citing speed and cost.
What players should know
- The Anjouan regulator itself has said that no licensing authority can exempt an operator from local law in markets that require local authorization. An Anjouan licence does not make a casino legal in Ontario, Alberta, the UK or similar regulated markets.
- Its public register lists a large number of licences, and some licensees have been criticized in industry press for serving markets where they have no local licence.
- The regulator points to its due diligence, anti-money laundering, KYC and responsible gaming requirements.
How we treat it
We treat an Anjouan licence as a basic sign that an operator has a corporate identity and a regulator of record, not as evidence of strong player protection. Our score for any casino depends far more on our own payout tests and how it handles complaints.