{"id":33842,"date":"2026-09-23T02:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T05:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=33842"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:34:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:34:59","slug":"comoros-anjouan-gaming-tightens-licence-rules-after-new-fatf-gambling-risk-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/comoros-anjouan-gaming-tightens-licence-rules-after-new-fatf-gambling-risk-report","title":{"rendered":"Comoros\u2019 Anjouan Gaming tightens licence rules after new FATF gambling risk report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anjouan Gaming says it has strengthened its licensing requirements as online gambling faces growing scrutiny over financial crime risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Union of Comoros.- Comoros\u2019 Anjouan Gaming has tightened its licensing requirements after the Financial Action Task Force<\/strong> (FATF) published a new report on money-laundering and other financial crime risks in gaming and gambling. The authority, which administers the igaming licensing framework for the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, said it had updated its licence conditions<\/strong> in response to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anjouan Gaming said the report has put greater focus on KYC checks and ongoing due diligence. \u201cIn light of the report’s findings, we’ve enhanced our licence conditions and strengthened our application requirements<\/strong>,\u201d Anjouan Gaming said in a LinkedIn post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The changes, it said, are intended to keep its framework in line with global anti-money laundering<\/strong> and counter-terrorist financing (AML\/CFT) standards. Anjouan Gaming has not said exactly which licence conditions or application requirements have been changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FATF published its Risks of Gaming and Gambling report on September 9. It examined the financial crime risks facing a sector that increasingly operates across borders and relies on digital platforms and payment systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FATF also points to risks linked to payment methods such as e-wallets, mobile money<\/strong> and virtual assets, as well as ownership structures that can make it harder to identify who is behind a gambling business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anjouan Gaming already has due-diligence requirements covering identity checks, company ownership<\/strong>, source of funds and key individuals. Its wider compliance framework also covers AML, responsible gaming, data protection and fair gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement follows Anjouan Gaming\u2019s July 14 report that it had issued more than 1,650 Internet Gaming Licences<\/a>, of which nearly 1,500 were active. At the time, the authority said licensees were subject to ongoing compliance and supervisory reviews, alongside AML\/CTF, responsible-gaming and player-protection requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anjouan Gaming issues B2C and B2B internet gaming licences. The Anjouan licensing system has, however, faced criticism from Comorian authorities. In July, authorities warned about entities selling gambling licences in Anjouan\u2019s name<\/a> and said the licences lacked a legal basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Anjouan Gaming surpasses 1,650 internet gaming licences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anjouan Gaming says it has strengthened its licensing requirements as online gambling faces growing scrutiny over financial crime risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":33849,"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 has enhanced its B2B\/B2C licensing conditions and application requirements, citing increased scrutiny over financial crime risks following a FATF report. The updates focus on strengthened KYC and ongoing due diligence to align with global AML\/CFT standards. This move comes despite prior criticism from Comorian authorities regarding the legal basis of Anjouan's issued licenses.","focusai_entities":"Anjouan Gaming, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)","focusai_location":"Comoros, Anjouan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Anjouan License Validity?","query":"What are the specific implications of the Comorian authorities' criticism regarding the legal basis of Anjouan Gaming's licenses, particularly for existing B2B and B2C licensees?"},{"label":"FATF Report Impact?","query":"How do the strengthened KYC and due diligence requirements by Anjouan Gaming specifically address the financial crime risks highlighted in the FATF's 'Risks of Gaming and Gambling' report, especially concerning e-wallets and virtual assets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60021],"tags":[226,45,60033],"class_list":["post-33842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-igaming-news","tag-anti-money-laundering","tag-online-gambling","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33842","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=33842"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33927,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33842\/revisions\/33927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}