Comoros government says offshore iGaming licences issued by Anjouan are illegal

The government of the Union of the Comoros has said that offshore iGaming licences issued by Anjouan are illegal. For operators and PSPs touching this market, that is not a semantic issue — it is the kind of statement that can affect onboarding, banking, and ongoing risk decisions.

1. The announcement targets licences issued by Anjouan, one of the islands in the Comoros, and describes those offshore iGaming licences as illegal.
2. For payment providers, the immediate issue is not the headline itself but what follows from it: if a licensing jurisdiction is publicly challenged by the central government, counterparties will usually start re-checking the legal basis for merchant onboarding and settlement flows.
3. The source provided does not include additional details on enforcement steps, timelines, or named operators, so the only confirmed fact here is the government’s position on the status of these licences.