How to open an online casino
under Anjouan.

Anjouan licence offers may appear attractive on price, but a supplier quotation is not legal permission to operate an online casino. The immediate priority is verifying the issuing authority, licence status, game categories and the law governing every intended player market.

1. Why Anjouan emerged

Commercial providers promote remote gaming authorisations associated with Anjouan, an autonomous island in the Union of Comoros. Claims about lower licensing fees and quicker approval may be part of a supplier offer, but they are not validated comparative regulatory facts.

During our October 2026 review, multiple sites described themselves as the responsible gaming authority or official register. We could not independently reconcile those claims with an authoritative government appointment and a consistent, current statutory fee schedule. That uncertainty is a material due diligence issue, not a technical formality.

2. The licensing process

Before paying an intermediary, obtain the complete enabling legislation, official appointment of the issuing agency, latest published fee schedule and the legal name of the regulator responsible for enforcement.

Ask for an independent method of verifying the licence holder, legal entity, licensed domains, approved game verticals, validity period and suspension or revocation status. Confirm that the register is genuinely maintained by the competent authority, rather than by the applicant or a commercial agent.

Any launch timeline should be calculated only after the competent issuer and application requirements are established. We cannot substantiate a universal four-to-eight-week approval claim.

3. Compliance and operations

Regardless of the offshore certificate, a credible operator needs identity verification, anti-money laundering controls, record keeping, source-of-funds procedures, safer-gambling tools, security controls and documented responsibilities. Requirements must be assessed against each player market and payment partner, not assumed from a general vendor checklist.

The number of compliance staff and the cost of audits should come from the actual operating model and approved regulator conditions. No universal two-person staffing model has been established.

4. Payment partner reality

Obtain written confirmation from acquiring banks, payment service providers, card schemes and wallet partners that they accept the precise issuing authority, legal entity and intended operating markets. Never infer payment eligibility from another brand displaying a licence seal.

Crypto support also requires jurisdiction-specific approval and a compliant transaction-monitoring arrangement. Offshore certification does not override sanctions, fraud, AML or payment-services law. Read the casino payment processing guide for supplier checks.

5. Markets you can serve

An Anjouan-issued certificate does not establish the right to accept players in the UK, regulated EU countries, Canadian provinces, US states or any other jurisdiction without a separate local legal basis.

There is no verified blanket list of Latin American, African or Asian countries that lawfully accept Anjouan licences. Create a market-by-market legal matrix identifying the gambling product, permitted operator, required local licence, AML controls, advertising restrictions and tax exposure.

6. Budget, timeline, and economics

The often-advertised licence and corporate setup prices are supplier quotations, not independently verified government fees. A real budget must separate licence application and annual charges, legal fees, software, testing, payments, compliance staff, player balances, marketing and liquidity reserves.

We cannot verify a single all-in launch price, an automatic zero-percent gaming or corporate tax, or a fixed time to approval for Anjouan. Use our online casino startup costs guide for broader financial planning, then obtain a documented quotation for your chosen legal structure.

7. When Anjouan is the right call

Treat Anjouan as a high-verification option, not the default cheapest or fastest recommended licence. A commercial evaluation should proceed only after a competent Comorian legal adviser confirms the issuer and statutory powers, intended PSPs approve the structure, and every target market is independently assessed.

Compare those findings with the published Curaçao Gaming Authority framework in our Curaçao gaming licence costs guide. For now, we do not have sufficient independent primary evidence to quote an Anjouan governmental fee or endorse a specific agency as the valid issuer.