{"id":29266,"date":"2026-07-20T01:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=29266"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:46:59","slug":"comoros-anjouan-gaming-surpasses-1650-internet-gaming-licences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/comoros-anjouan-gaming-surpasses-1650-internet-gaming-licences","title":{"rendered":"Anjouan Gaming surpasses 1,650 internet gaming licences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Growing confidence from the international gaming industry has helped drive the expansion of Anjouan Gaming&#8217;s licensing framework.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Union of Comoros.- Anjouan Gaming, which administers the igaming licensing framework for the Autonomous Island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros, has surpassed <strong>1,650 igaming licences<\/strong>, with nearly 1,500 currently active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement released on July 14, Anjouan Gaming said the milestone reflects growing confidence in its <strong>licensing framework<\/strong> among operators, platform providers, testing laboratories, compliance professionals, payment providers, advisers and other stakeholders across the international gaming industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anjouan Gaming said: &#8220;The issuance of more than 1,650 licences isn&#8217;t simply a measure of growth. Each one represents a regulatory assessment, an ownership review, a compliance evaluation and a licensing decision.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said its regulatory framework aims to combine <strong>clear regulatory standards<\/strong>, meaningful oversight and practical commercial accessibility. The organisation added that the programme is supported by public licence verification, continuing compliance and supervisory reviews, mandatory anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) controls, responsible gaming and player-protection measures, independent testing and certification requirements, and the suspension or termination of licences where regulatory obligations are not met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anjouan Gaming also highlighted its <strong>independent alternative dispute resolution<\/strong> (ADR) framework, saying licensed operators are required to participate in an impartial process for eligible player disputes. It said its role is to supervise licensees, enforce compliance with the regulatory framework and take action where operators fail to participate in the required dispute resolution process or otherwise breach their licensing obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator said it remained committed to listening, improving and strengthening its licensing regime as the international gaming industry continues to evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/The-Netherlands-survey-suggests-limited-interest-in-igaming-900x600-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/veligames-secures-anjouan-b2b-licence-in-union-of-the-comoros'>VeliGames secures Anjouan B2B licence in Union of the Comoros<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing confidence from the international gaming industry has helped drive the expansion of Anjouan Gaming&#8217;s licensing framework.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":29270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Anjouan Gaming, the iGaming licensing authority for the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, has issued over 1,650 licenses, with nearly 1,500 active, signaling robust industry confidence in its regulatory framework. This expansion underscores its commitment to clear standards, meaningful oversight, and practical commercial accessibility, supported by stringent AML\/CTF, responsible gaming, and independent dispute resolution mechanisms.","focusai_entities":"Anjouan Gaming, VeliGames","focusai_location":"Union of the Comoros, Anjouan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (1.0), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Anjouan's Regulatory Evolution","query":"What specific enhancements or policy shifts within Anjouan Gaming's regulatory framework have contributed most significantly to the recent surge in license applications and industry confidence?"},{"label":"Market Impact Analysis","query":"How does the rapid expansion of Anjouan's licensing framework impact the competitive landscape for iGaming operators and suppliers, particularly concerning market entry barriers and jurisdictional arbitrage opportunities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60021],"tags":[226,1338,1593],"class_list":["post-29266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-igaming-news","tag-anti-money-laundering","tag-gaming-regulation","tag-responsible-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29266"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29312,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29266\/revisions\/29312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}