Offshore regulators
Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority (AOFA)
The competent regulatory authority for Anjouan internet gaming licences, working through the Anjouan Gaming Board and the administrator ALSI. The name "Anjouan Betting and Gaming Board" does not appear on the Authority's own site. The Central Bank of the Comoros named the AOFA a fictitious structure on 15 June 2022.
Definition
Internet gaming licensing for the autonomous island of Anjouan, in the Union of the Comoros, rests on legislation adopted in 2005 including the Anjouan Computer Gaming Licensing Act. The published institutional chain has four parts. The Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority (AOFA) is the competent regulatory authority. The Anjouan Gaming Board oversees licence administration. Anjouan Licensing Services Inc. (ALSI) is the sole authorised administrator and official representative of the Board. The public regulatory platform at anjouangaming.com carries the fee schedule, the licence categories, the public register and the verification tool. Two things are widely misreported. The regulator is often called the Anjouan Betting and Gaming Board, a name that appears nowhere on the Authority's site. And B2C and B2B are separate licence categories: a B2C licence may cover several permitted verticals but does not confer B2B supplier rights. Anjouan grew as a low-cost alternative around 2023 and 2024, attracting operators displaced by the Curaçao reforms.