Anjouan strengthens licence conditions after FATF gambling risk report

What has changed

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international standard-setter for anti-money laundering, published its report "Risks of Gaming and Gambling" on 9 September 2026. It found that casinos and sports betting remain particularly exposed to money laundering, and that online platforms accepting e-wallets, mobile money and virtual assets face added risk from fast, anonymous transactions.

In a public statement, Anjouan's licensing body said the report reinforces the standards it holds licensees to, and that it has enhanced its licence conditions and strengthened its application requirements to align with global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards. It said robust customer checks (KYC) and ongoing due diligence are the baseline.

The regulator has not published the detail of the revised conditions or a date from which they apply to existing licensees.

Relevance to IRLG investigations

All nine websites currently covered by IRLG's public Investigations reports state that they hold an Anjouan licence. IRLG will review whether the revised conditions affect the status of any of these licences when details are published.

An Anjouan licence is an offshore remote licence. It does not authorise an operator to offer gambling in countries that require a local licence.