Anjouan-licensed casinos & betting sites
339 casino and betting brands from 52 owner groups hold a licence from the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority (AOFA) in our data. The biggest owners are Dama N.V. / Novatrix SRL network (42 brands), Buscarar SRL (34 brands) and Wild Blackfin Limited SRL (33 brands). We have no fines by the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority on record.
Check a licence yourself: official licence register · AOFA website.
About the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority
The Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority (AOFA) says it licenses offshore banks, insurers and online gambling operators from Anjouan, one of the islands of the Union of the Comoros. Gambling licences are sold in its name through private agents. Comoros national authorities have said that these Anjouan licensing bodies have no legal standing.
What an Anjouan licence means for you
An Anjouan licence is an offshore licence, and its legal basis is disputed. Comoros national authorities, including the Central Bank of the Comoros, have publicly described Anjouan licensing bodies and the firms selling their licences as fictitious structures.
In practice, an Anjouan licence gives players very little protection. There is no national self-exclusion register, no published rules on deposit limits or player-fund protection that we could verify, and no known independent dispute service.
An Anjouan licence does not make a site legal in your country. Many countries that license online gambling treat sites with only an Anjouan licence as unlicensed. Your national self-exclusion register and complaint bodies do not cover them.
If you use a site with an Anjouan licence, treat the licence as a weak signal. Look for who owns and runs the site, and read the withdrawal terms before you deposit.
The AOFA publishes a list of companies it says it has licensed. Being on that list does not show that the licence is recognised by the Comoros government or by any other regulator.
Recent rule changes
- ABC News (Australia) reported on 31 December 2025 that licences are sold in the name of the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority through private agents. It reported that Comoros banking laws passed in 2013 and 2015 removed the AOFA's status as a recognised regulator, and that the AOFA relies on a 2005 law of the former separatist government.
- The same ABC report said a Central Bank of the Comoros statement in 2023 called several Anjouan regulators, and the firms selling their licences, "fictitious structures". It quoted a central bank official saying in 2020 that such entities have no physical or legal existence in the Union of the Comoros.
- ABC also reported that a company set up in May 2023, Anjouan Licensing Services, claims to have issued more than 1,300 gambling licences, and that a former Comoros attorney-general called it an illegal entity. These are reported claims; we have not seen the central bank statements in the original.
Owners and their Anjouan-licensed brands
One row per owner group (the highest operating company, never an investment fund on top). A brand on several country domains counts once. Licence numbers are shown where the register gives one.
Questions
Is an Anjouan gambling licence legitimate?
Its legal basis is disputed. ABC News reported in December 2025 that Comoros authorities, including the central bank, have described Anjouan licensing bodies as fictitious.
Does an Anjouan licence protect players?
Very little. We could not verify rules on self-exclusion, deposit limits, player funds or independent complaints.
How do I check an Anjouan licence?
The AOFA website publishes a list of licensees. A listing there does not show that any government or other regulator recognises the licence.
Sources
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-31/fake-gambling-licenses-anjouan-casinos/106158766
- https://anjouanoffshorefinancialauthority.org
- https://www.banque-comores.km
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138348062
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Last checked: regulator text 19 Oct 2026; brand and fine data 19 Oct 2026. How we check facts.