The Anjouan gaming licence in 2026

An internet gaming licence issued by Anjouan Gaming, the regulator for the Autonomous Island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros, under the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority. It comes in two categories: B2C for operators and B2B for suppliers.

The licence types page lists what a licence can cover: online casinos, sports betting, poker and bingo, prediction markets, blockchain-based gaming and cryptocurrency-enabled gaming. That last point is why Anjouan is common among crypto-first casinos.

Every licensed entity is listed in the regulator's public register, searchable by company name, licence number or domain. Scalara, one of the platforms we compare with, trades under an Anjouan licence — see WW Games vs Scalara.

€17,828 to issue the licence and €17,828 to renew it each year, for both B2C and B2B, plus €500 a year for each additional domain. Fees are in euros and non-refundable. There is no tax on gross gaming revenue.

The figures are the regulator's own fee schedule, which also notes that administrative services — domain changes, amendments, replacement certificates — are charged separately and that the schedule is reviewed periodically.

That makes Anjouan the cheapest licence in our comparison on government fees alone. Company formation, a compliance officer, key-person approvals and any adviser are extra, and advisers quote annual key-person fees on top.

Four stages: submitting the documents, the regulator's review of them, due diligence on the company, key persons and source of funds, and issuance. The regulator publishes no processing time; advisers typically quote ten days to six weeks from a complete file.

The application process says applications are handled in the order received and that incomplete ones are not processed. The FAQs list the core documents: corporate formation papers, directors and beneficial owners, identification, financial evidence and the application forms.

The timeline range comes from a licensing adviser, not the regulator; treat it as indicative.

Using only approved domains, representing the licence accurately, key-person authorisation for designated roles, notifying material changes, periodic compliance reports, transparent beneficial ownership and an approved dispute-resolution provider named in the player terms.

The licence conditions go further than many expect: nominee and trust arrangements must be disclosed even below the 10% ownership threshold, the regulator may verify source of wealth for any beneficial owner, and each licensee must designate one of its approved ADR providers for player disputes.

The licence is renewed annually, so these obligations are checked every year rather than once.

It does not authorise serving markets that require their own licence — the UK, Spain, the US and others — and whether card acquirers and the game studios you need accept it varies by provider. That, not the fee, is what to check first.

A licence is what payment providers underwrite against and what studios check in their contracts. Before choosing Anjouan, confirm that the payment providers and studios you need accept it for your markets; crypto-first brands usually find this easiest, card-heavy ones hardest. Markets such as Mexico, Kenya and Germany require a licence of their own; twenty are compared on markets.

The licence is yours; WW Games supplies the platform. Licensing is the operator's responsibility and depends on the markets served. WW Games does not hold or sublicense a gambling licence, and can put you in touch with licensing providers.

Anjouan pairs naturally with a crypto payment mix, which WW Games connects at launch — see payments. The other jurisdictions are compared on licensing.