Anjouan Gaming Licence (2026)

A lower-cost route, not a universal passport

Anjouan, an autonomous island in the Union of the Comoros, offers a relatively low-cost offshore licence. Its authority says the permit has no territorial restriction under Anjouan law, but also makes the crucial limit explicit: it does not override the laws of a country where players are located. Geo-blocking, local permissions, and market-access controls remain the licensee's responsibility.

What it costs

These are regulator fees, not an all-in launch quote. Company setup, key-person work, technical and compliance implementation, PSP onboarding, banking, and tax treatment sit outside the table. The authority also reserves case-specific charges for amendments and other administration. For the wider build, see what an iGaming platform costs.

The process and renewal

The Anjouan Gaming Authority administers the regime under the Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority and Anjouan Gaming Board. Applicants submit corporate records, directors and beneficial owners, identity documents, financial evidence, source-of-funds material, and the applicable fee. The authority then reviews completeness, key people, sanctions, and the corporate structure. Its current process page gives no fixed turnaround.

The current framework has direct B2C operator licences and direct B2B service-provider licences, both with a €17,828 annual renewal fee. Recognition letters remain a separate route for credentials issued elsewhere; a letter should not be counted as a direct Anjouan B2B licence. The public register records each licence's entity, number, type, status, issue date, expiry date, and approved domains.

The banking catch — read this before you choose it

A gaming licence and payment acceptance are separate approvals. Card schemes do not onboard the operator themselves; acquiring banks, PSPs, e-wallets, and settlement banks make their own decision based on the licence, ownership, target markets, traffic sources, currencies, and transaction profile. Anjouan's lower entry cost therefore should not be booked as a saving until the intended payment stack accepts the exact business.

Before committing, obtain written onboarding positions from the actual counterparties. Compare reserve and rolling-hold requirements, settlement currencies and timing, chargeback exposure, countries accepted, termination rights, and the effective fee after currency conversion. A cashier integration is not evidence that its PSP will accept your entity.

What the exact provider register establishes for Anjouan

The exact-entity register currently establishes 0 current Anjouan supplier credentials across the 18provider profiles. Slotegrator's Anjouan B2B claim is retained as unresolved because neither Slotegrator, VELUND Investment nor the known domain matched the current public register; we do not convert that badge into an active licence. Inspect the controlled gap in the provider license register.

Who it's for — and who should skip it

Anjouan can fit only where the exact activity, entity and target markets are legally compatible and the required banks, acquirers and PSPs accept the structure in writing. Compare it with Malta and the reformed Curaçao using published regulator fees, entity and substance requirements, permission scope, review work, tax treatment and counterparty acceptance. A generic jurisdiction tier or prestige label establishes none of those outcomes.

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