Is an Anjouan Casino Licence Safe? What to Know

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If you play at offshore crypto casinos, you will see “Anjouan licence” in the footer again and again. This guide explains what that licence actually tells you, what its own regulator says, what independent reporting has found, and what to check before you deposit. We keep every claim attributed to its source and we do not say that any particular casino is safe or unsafe.

Disclosure: Mint.io, the casino we review, states in its terms that it holds an Anjouan licence, and we earn a commission if you sign up through our links. That is why we try to be especially careful and plain here. Our Mint.io review says an Anjouan licence offers less oversight than tier-1 regulators such as the UKGC or MGA.

Short answer

An Anjouan licence tells you the operator has registered with a particular licensing body. It does not, by itself, tell you the casino pays quickly, treats complaints fairly or protects vulnerable players. The regulator itself says its register is not an endorsement, and the legal standing of the regime is publicly disputed as of 27 October 2026.

What Anjouan Gaming says about itself

All of this comes from anjouangaming.com, which describes itself as an internet gaming regulatory authority administered under the Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority:

• It says it issues, supervises and enforces internet gaming licences, has powers of suspension and revocation, keeps a public register, and publishes enforcement actions.
• It says licensed operators must keep anti-money-laundering controls, responsible-gaming tools (self-exclusion, limits, age checks) and a functioning complaints process.
• Its registry disclaimer says inclusion on the register is not an endorsement and the register may lag behind recent changes.
• Its complaint policy says the authority does not handle, mediate or adjudicate player complaints. Players complain to the operator first, and the operator must respond within 30 calendar days. If it is unresolved after that, the player may go to an approved independent ADR provider, at the operator’s cost. Complaints and ADR communications must be in English, and complaints from players in excluded territories are outside the process.
• Complaint deadlines are short: game-outcome disputes within 14 calendar days of the session and account disputes (payments, suspensions, bonuses) within 30 calendar days.
• Its ADR page lists four approved providers: EGIS ADR, Axion ADR, iGaming ADR and CADRE B.V.

The site also has suspended and revoked licence pages. When we loaded them on 27 October 2026 the tables showed no visible rows (they may load dynamically), while a March 2026 notice on the home page said one licence had been suspended pending investigation. Check those pages yourself rather than relying on our snapshot.

What reporters and researchers say

• The Guardian, 19 October 2026: reported that Anjouan has become a hub for offshore casinos, with nearly 1,500 licence holders on the authority’s public register. It quoted a spokesperson for the Central Bank of the Comoros calling the licensing regime “illegal activities” by people “abusively using the name of the Comoros Islands”, said the government was preparing judicial action locally, and reported the government had asked the UK for help. The article also describes a UK-based company, Anjouan Corporate Services, as the route for applications; a director of the related UK company ACS Global Custodian denied that it sells or issues gaming licences. The article names other casinos, not Mint.io, and we are not suggesting it says anything about Mint.
• University of Bristol-funded study, September 2025 (“Mapping the Offshore Gambling Regulators”): counted 825 active Anjouan licences by mid-2025, called it the most popular new offshore regime, noted no tax on gross gaming revenue and two-to-three-week processing, and flagged weak due diligence and opaque ownership. Trade coverage of the study (NEXT.io) also notes that most offshore regimes, unlike the Malta Gaming Authority, do not require independent ADR.
• Casino Guru data cited in that study: unresolved player complaints against Anjouan-licensed operators rose 90% in 2024, to 148 cases, mostly about blocked accounts, delayed payments and self-exclusion. This is a count of unresolved cases, not a rate per player, so it shows direction rather than how likely any one casino is to fail you.

What players say (opinion, not verified)

A long thread on the Casino Guru forum contains players calling the licence weak and one player describing an unanswered complaint to the regulator about a different casino. We cannot verify those accounts and they are one-sided by nature, so we mention them only to show what players are reporting. A Casino Guru reply in the same thread says restricted-country issues are judged on whether the casino lets players in but then uses their location to void winnings.

What this means for Mint.io

• Mint’s Terms of Use (updated 20 August 2026) say the platform operates under licence No. ALSI-202507035-FI2 issued by the Offshore Finance Authority of the State of Anjouan, with Sage Shark Ltd (Costa Rica) as the operator.
• The same terms list Comoros (including Anjouan) among excluded territories, and set out their own complaint process, with a response aimed at 10 calendar days and escalation to an ADR body “where such route is available” (§19). They also contain a binding-arbitration clause (§18).
• On 27 October 2026 we checked the public register and found licence ALSI-202507035-FI2 listed to Sage Shark Limitada, status “valid”, type B2C, issued 23 July 2025, expiring 22 July 2027, with mint.io as the listed domain. The register itself says its data is updated periodically and that a listing is not an endorsement. The company is named “Sage Shark Ltd” in the help-centre terms and “Sage Shark Limitada” on the register and in Mint’s other terms page, which looks like the same Costa Rican entity under two spellings. Search it yourself using the steps below.
• Read our practical withdrawal guide and what to do if a withdrawal is pending before you deposit.

7 checks before you deposit at any Anjouan-licensed casino

1. Find the licence number and company name in the casino’s terms, then search them on the Verify a Licence page. Check that the status is active and that the domain you are on is listed.
2. Read who the legal operator is and where it is registered. Be cautious if you cannot find a company name.
3. Check the restricted-country list against where you live. Do not deposit if you are in a restricted territory: winnings can be voided.
4. Find the complaint route and the named ADR provider before you have a problem.
5. Test a small withdrawal early, after completing verification, so you learn the process while little is at stake.
6. Keep records: screenshots of terms, deposits, bonuses and chats, with dates.
7. Set deposit limits and a loss budget and use the casino’s self-exclusion tools if you need them. Our safety checklist covers more.

Our view

We treat an Anjouan licence as a basic registration fact. It is better than no licence information, but it should not decide whether you trust a casino with money. The regulator’s own pages make clear it will not resolve your dispute for you, and the legal status of the regime is under public challenge. Judge a casino by its terms, its track record with withdrawals and its complaint handling, and only gamble money you can afford to lose.

If you decide to try Mint.io, read the terms first and visit Mint.io ↗ (sponsored link, where permitted).

Sources (all accessed 27 Oct 2026): Anjouan Gaming home page and notices; Complaint policy; Registry disclaimer; Authorized ADR providers; Responsible gaming; The Guardian, 19 Oct 2026; NEXT.io, 24 Sep 2025; Casino Guru forum thread; Mint.io Terms of Use.

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Facts last checked: 2026-10-27

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