Is an Anjouan Gaming Licence Legit & Safe?
Short answer: An Anjouan (Comoros) gaming licence is a genuine, publicly checkable licence — but it is a light-touch offshore licence, not a player-protection guarantee. It confirms an operator registered and paid a fee; it does not mean a regulator is actively auditing payouts or fairness. In our audit of the official Anjouan register we found 124 licences still shown “valid” past their stated expiry date, so the status label alone is not proof a licence is current. Whether an Anjouan casino is safe depends on the operator, not the licence — verify it by domain on the official register and check the operator’s payout history before depositing.
What an Anjouan licence is — key facts
- What it is: an online-gambling licence issued under the jurisdiction of Anjouan, an island of the Union of the Comoros.
- Who issues it: administered through the Anjouan gaming authority; records are published on an official licence register you can search by domain.
- What it protects: operator registration and a legal basis to operate offshore. It is not UKGC- or MGA-level player protection — there is no equivalent deposit-protection, dispute-adjudication or advertising-standards regime.
- How to verify one: search the operator’s domain (not its brand name — one entry can cover many domains) on the official register, and confirm the entry exists and its dates are current.
The catch our audit found: the register has displayed licences as “valid” after their stated expiry date. Don’t treat the status label as proof — read the dates.
What our register audit found
We downloaded the official Anjouan licence register and checked every entry. 124 licences were shown as “valid” with a stated expiry date already in the past. The register counts registrations, not active supervision — the core reason a licence number alone should never be your only safety check. Full method, figures and the raw CSV/JSON (CC BY 4.0, with a DOI) are on our Anjouan register audit and open-data pages.
Is it safe to play at an Anjouan casino?
It depends on the operator, not the badge. A licence this light-touch puts the burden of proof on the casino’s behaviour — so that is what we check before listing one: we verify the licence by domain, check the operator’s licence history (an MGA → Kahnawake → Anjouan slide is a warning sign), and weigh payout and complaint records. Plenty of well-run casinos hold an Anjouan licence; so do plenty of rogue ones. The licence does not tell them apart — diligence does. See our licence comparison and casinos to avoid.
Anjouan licence FAQ
Is an Anjouan licence a real licence?
Yes. It is a genuine offshore gambling licence with a public register you can search by domain.
Is an Anjouan licence legit?
It is legitimate as a licence, but light-touch — it proves registration, not active regulation or player protection.
Is it safe to play at an Anjouan-licensed casino?
It can be, but the licence alone does not make it safe. Safety comes from the operator’s payout and complaint record, which you have to check separately.
How do I check if a casino’s Anjouan licence is valid?
Search the casino’s domain (not its brand name) on the official Anjouan register and confirm the entry’s expiry date has not passed — our audit found 124 entries still shown “valid” after expiry.
Anjouan vs Curacao vs MGA — which is better?
MGA (Malta) is the strongest player-protection regime of the three; Curacao and Anjouan are both light-touch offshore licences. See our full licence comparison.
Can I get my money back if an Anjouan casino won’t pay?
There is no strong central dispute-resolution regime behind an Anjouan licence, so recovery is difficult — which is exactly why vetting the operator before you deposit matters more than the licence badge.